diff --git a/dlls/kernel/file.c b/dlls/kernel/file.c
index 9c5973a..7f0edf3 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel/file.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel/file.c
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@
     case FILE_DEVICE_NULL:
     case FILE_DEVICE_SERIAL_PORT:
     case FILE_DEVICE_PARALLEL_PORT:
+    case FILE_DEVICE_TAPE:
     case FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN:
         return FILE_TYPE_CHAR;
     case FILE_DEVICE_NAMED_PIPE: