diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp b/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
@@ -355,11 +355,6 @@
 
     if (LSTAT(path.data(), &buff, details) == 0)  {
 
-        if (details & KIO::StatInode) {
-            entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DEVICE_ID, stat_dev(buff));
-            entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_INODE, stat_ino(buff));
-        }
-
         if ((stat_mode(buff) & QT_STAT_MASK) == QT_STAT_LNK) {
 
             QByteArray linkTargetBuffer;
@@ -481,6 +476,11 @@
 #endif
     }
 
+    if (details & KIO::StatInode) {
+        entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DEVICE_ID, stat_dev(buff));
+        entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_INODE, stat_ino(buff));
+    }
+
     return true;
 }