diff --git a/fs/procfs/fs_procfs.c b/fs/procfs/fs_procfs.c
index 5ba4cfb3da..8fd3f821d6 100644
--- a/fs/procfs/fs_procfs.c
+++ b/fs/procfs/fs_procfs.c
@@ -787,7 +787,13 @@ static int procfs_readdir(struct inode *mountpt, struct fs_dirent_s *dir)
               strncpy(dir->fd_dir.d_name, name, level0->lastlen);
               dir->fd_dir.d_name[level0->lastlen] = '\0';
 
-              if (entry->type == PROCFS_DIR_TYPE)
+              /* If the entry is a directory type OR if the reported name is
+               * only a sub-string of the entry (meaning that it contains
+               * '/'), then report this entry as a directory.
+               */
+
+              if (entry->type == PROCFS_DIR_TYPE ||
+                  level0->lastlen != strlen(name))
                 {
                   dir->fd_dir.d_type = DTYPE_DIRECTORY;
                 }