diff --git a/vfs/ChangeLog b/vfs/ChangeLog
index 0d2df3c85..27a7ee700 100644
--- a/vfs/ChangeLog
+++ b/vfs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2002-11-06  Andrew V. Samoilov  <sav@bcs.zp.ua>
 
+	* smbfs.c (new_dir_entry): Initialize st_ino, so recursive
+	directory copying is possible now.
 	* vfs.c (mc_get_current_wd): Make sure returned string is null
 	terminated.
 
@@ -1763,9 +1765,9 @@
 
 	Patch by  Andrew V. Samoilov <sav@bcs.zp.ua>
 
-	* vfs.c (vfs_parse_ls_lga): don't hard code st_ino and st_dev to 0's,
-	  these variables must be assigned in vfs_s_new_inode () or extfs
-	  layer, so ftpfs subdirectories now can be copied.
+	* vfs.c (vfs_parse_ls_lga): Don't hard code st_ino and st_dev to
+	0's, these variables must be assigned in vfs_s_new_inode() or
+	extfs layer, so ftpfs subdirectories now can be copied.
 
 2000-02-25  Pavel Machek  <pavel@artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>
 
diff --git a/vfs/smbfs.c b/vfs/smbfs.c
index 75a4ddd02..8eb47bb50 100644
--- a/vfs/smbfs.c
+++ b/vfs/smbfs.c
@@ -418,22 +418,24 @@ static opendir_info
 
 static gboolean first_direntry;
 
-static dir_entry * 
-new_dir_entry (const char * name)
+static dir_entry *
+new_dir_entry (const char *name)
 {
-	dir_entry *new_entry;
-	new_entry = g_new0 (dir_entry, 1);
-	new_entry->text = dos_to_unix (g_strdup (name), 1);
+    static int inode_counter;
+    dir_entry *new_entry;
+    new_entry = g_new0 (dir_entry, 1);
+    new_entry->text = dos_to_unix (g_strdup (name), 1);
 
-	if (first_direntry) {
-		current_info->entries = new_entry;
-		first_direntry = FALSE;
-	} else {
-		current_info->current->next = new_entry;
-	}
-	current_info->current = new_entry;
+    if (first_direntry) {
+	current_info->entries = new_entry;
+	first_direntry = FALSE;
+    } else {
+	current_info->current->next = new_entry;
+    }
+    current_info->current = new_entry;
+    new_entry->my_stat.st_ino = inode_counter++;
 
-	return new_entry;
+    return new_entry;
 }
 
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