diff --git a/grub-core/fs/zfs/zfs.c b/grub-core/fs/zfs/zfs.c
index b23490c92..1dab363b2 100644
--- a/grub-core/fs/zfs/zfs.c
+++ b/grub-core/fs/zfs/zfs.c
@@ -477,7 +477,8 @@ fill_vdev_info_real (const char *nvlist,
   if (!grub_zfs_nvlist_lookup_uint64 (nvlist, "guid", &(fill->guid)))
     return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_FS, "couldn't find vdev id");
 
-  if (grub_strcmp (type, VDEV_TYPE_DISK) == 0)
+  if (grub_strcmp (type, VDEV_TYPE_DISK) == 0
+      || grub_strcmp (type, VDEV_TYPE_FILE) == 0)
     {
       fill->type = DEVICE_LEAF;