diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/path.h b/winsup/cygwin/path.h
index 0b4a003ad..95a9dec6f 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/path.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/path.h
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ class path_conv
   int isfifo () const {return dev.is_device (FH_FIFO);}
   int isspecial () const {return dev.not_device (FH_FS);}
   int iscygdrive () const {return dev.is_device (FH_CYGDRIVE);}
-  int is_fs_device () const {return isdevice () && is_fs_special ();}
   int is_fs_special () const {return dev.is_fs_special ();}
-  int is_lnk_special () const {return is_fs_device () || isfifo () || is_lnk_symlink ();}
+  int is_lnk_special () const {return (isdevice () && is_fs_special ())
+      || isfifo () || is_lnk_symlink ();}
 #ifdef __WITH_AF_UNIX
   int issocket () const {return dev.is_device (FH_LOCAL)
 				|| dev.is_device (FH_UNIX);}