Index: libexec/flua/modules/lfs.c
===================================================================
--- libexec/flua/modules/lfs.c
+++ libexec/flua/modules/lfs.c
@@ -122,6 +122,32 @@
 
 #define DIR_METATABLE "directory iterator metatable"
 
+static int
+lua_dir_iter_pushtype(lua_State *L __unused, struct dirent *entry __unused)
+{
+
+#ifdef _STANDALONE
+	const char *typestr;
+
+	switch (entry->d_type) {
+	case DT_REG:
+		typestr = "REG";
+		break;
+	case DT_DIR:
+		typestr = "DIR";
+		break;
+	default:
+		typestr = "UNKNOWN";
+		break;
+	}
+
+	lua_pushstring(L, typestr);
+	return 1;
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
 static int
 lua_dir_iter_next(lua_State *L)
 {
@@ -144,7 +170,7 @@
 	}
 
 	lua_pushstring(L, entry->d_name);
-	return 1;
+	return 1 + lua_dir_iter_pushtype(L, entry);
 }
 
 static int
Index: stand/lua/core.lua
===================================================================
--- stand/lua/core.lua
+++ stand/lua/core.lua
@@ -240,14 +240,18 @@
 	-- Automatically detect other bootable kernel directories using a
 	-- heuristic.  Any directory in /boot that contains an ordinary file
 	-- named "kernel" is considered eligible.
-	for file in lfs.dir("/boot") do
+	for file, ftype in lfs.dir("/boot") do
 		local fname = "/boot/" .. file
 
 		if file == "." or file == ".." then
 			goto continue
 		end
 
-		if lfs.attributes(fname, "mode") ~= "directory" then
+		if ftype then
+			if ftype ~= "DIR" then
+				goto continue
+			end
+		elseif lfs.attributes(fname, "mode") ~= "directory" then
 			goto continue
 		end