diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 3376fa4..c5b8855 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1243,11 +1243,11 @@
       return 1;
     }

-  if ((directories == SKIP_DIRECTORIES && S_ISDIR (stats->stat.st_mode))
+  if ( (desc != STDIN_FILENO) && ((directories == SKIP_DIRECTORIES && S_ISDIR (stats->stat.st_mode))
       || (devices == SKIP_DEVICES && (S_ISCHR (stats->stat.st_mode)
                                       || S_ISBLK (stats->stat.st_mode)
                                       || S_ISSOCK (stats->stat.st_mode)
-                                      || S_ISFIFO (stats->stat.st_mode))))
+                                      || S_ISFIFO (stats->stat.st_mode)))))
     {
       if (file)
         close (desc);
