diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.c b/security/landlock/fs.c
index 1bdd049e3d63..fe4622d88eb1 100644
--- a/security/landlock/fs.c
+++ b/security/landlock/fs.c
@@ -664,10 +664,6 @@ static inline access_mask_t get_mode_access(const umode_t mode)
 	switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
 	case S_IFLNK:
 		return LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_SYM;
-	case 0:
-		/* A zero mode translates to S_IFREG. */
-	case S_IFREG:
-		return LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_REG;
 	case S_IFDIR:
 		return LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_DIR;
 	case S_IFCHR:
@@ -678,9 +674,12 @@ static inline access_mask_t get_mode_access(const umode_t mode)
 		return LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_FIFO;
 	case S_IFSOCK:
 		return LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_SOCK;
+	case S_IFREG:
+	case 0:
+		/* A zero mode translates to S_IFREG. */
 	default:
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-		return 0;
+		/* Treats weird files as regular files. */
+		return LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_REG;
 	}
 }