for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
mask |= (1 << i);
- if (n[i].mode && S_ISDIR(n[i].mode))
+ /*
+ * Treat missing entries as directories so that we return
+ * after unresolved_directory has handled this.
+ */
+ if (!n[i].mode || S_ISDIR(n[i].mode))
dirmask |= (1 << i);
}