diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Inode.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Inode.cpp
index d8d83428f6..955fa64852 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Inode.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Inode.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ Inode::Inode(Volume* volume, ino_t id)
 
 	if (IsContainer())
 		fTree = new BPlusTree(this);
-	if (IsFile() || IsAttribute()) {
+	if (IsFile() || IsAttribute() || IsLongSymLink()) {
 		SetFileCache(file_cache_create(fVolume->ID(), ID(), Size()));
 		SetMap(file_map_create(volume->ID(), ID(), Size()));
 	}
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Inode.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Inode.h
index 6ef5ef3159..ce2e9fddb8 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Inode.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Inode.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ public:
 
 			bool			IsDeleted() const
 								{ return (Flags() & INODE_DELETED) != 0; }
+			bool			IsLongSymLink() const
+								{ return (Flags() & INODE_LONG_SYMLINK) != 0; }
 
 			mode_t			Mode() const { return fNode.Mode(); }
 			uint32			Type() const { return fNode.Type(); }