diff --git a/lib/libc/string/strmode.3 b/lib/libc/string/strmode.3
index 4f5d23e66ced..0049d4e7f2b3 100644
--- a/lib/libc/string/strmode.3
+++ b/lib/libc/string/strmode.3
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     from: @(#)strmode.3	5.4 (Berkeley) 7/31/91
-.\"	$Id: strmode.3,v 1.3 1994/01/10 23:59:00 jtc Exp $
+.\"	$Id: strmode.3,v 1.4 1997/01/30 09:23:46 matthias Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd July 31, 1991
 .Dt STRMODE 3
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ symbolic link
 fifo
 .It s
 socket
+.It w
+whiteout
 .It ?
 unknown inode type
 .El
diff --git a/lib/libc/string/strmode.c b/lib/libc/string/strmode.c
index c16f1badba03..3ffcbf7cd942 100644
--- a/lib/libc/string/strmode.c
+++ b/lib/libc/string/strmode.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
 /*static char *sccsid = "from: @(#)strmode.c	5.3 (Berkeley) 5/18/90";*/
-static char *rcsid = "$Id: strmode.c,v 1.3 1993/08/26 00:51:54 jtc Exp $";
+static char *rcsid = "$Id: strmode.c,v 1.4 1997/01/30 09:23:47 matthias Exp $";
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ strmode(mode, p)
 	case S_IFIFO:			/* fifo */
 		*p++ = 'p';
 		break;
+#endif
+#ifdef S_IFWHT
+	case S_IFWHT:			/* whiteout */
+		*p++ = 'w';
+		break;
 #endif
 	default:			/* unknown */
 		*p++ = '?';