diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 1ff4e46..c21035c 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -4201,6 +4201,9 @@
 # endif
 	buf_setino(buf);
     }
+    else if (buf->b_dev < 0)
+	/* Set the inode when creating a new file. */
+	buf_setino(buf);
 #endif
 
     if (close(fd) != 0)