diff --git a/libpkgconf/path.c b/libpkgconf/path.c
index c2d7093..beaacbc 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/path.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/path.c
@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@ pkgconf_path_add(const char *text, pkgconf_list_t *dirlist, bool filter)
 	node = calloc(sizeof(pkgconf_path_t), 1);
 	node->path = strdup(text);
 #ifdef PKGCONF_CACHE_INODES
-	node->handle_path = (void *)(intptr_t) st.st_ino;
-	node->handle_device = (void *)(intptr_t) st.st_dev;
+	if (filter) {
+		node->handle_path = (void *)(intptr_t) st.st_ino;
+		node->handle_device = (void *)(intptr_t) st.st_dev;
+	}
 #endif
 
 	pkgconf_node_insert_tail(&node->lnode, node, dirlist);