diff --git a/fuseutil/dirent.go b/fuseutil/dirent.go
index 59ebf39..c12ad1e 100644
--- a/fuseutil/dirent.go
+++ b/fuseutil/dirent.go
@@ -4,13 +4,24 @@
 package fuseutil
 
 import (
+	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
 
-	bazilfuse "bazil.org/fuse"
 	"github.com/jacobsa/fuse"
 )
 
-type DirentType bazilfuse.DirentType
+type DirentType uint32
+
+const (
+	DT_Unknown   DirentType = 0
+	DT_Socket    DirentType = syscall.DT_SOCK
+	DT_Link      DirentType = syscall.DT_LNK
+	DT_File      DirentType = syscall.DT_REG
+	DT_Block     DirentType = syscall.DT_BLK
+	DT_Directory DirentType = syscall.DT_DIR
+	DT_Char      DirentType = syscall.DT_CHR
+	DT_FIFO      DirentType = syscall.DT_FIFO
+)
 
 // A struct representing an entry within a directory file, describing a child.
 // See notes on fuse.ReadDirResponse and on AppendDirent for details.
diff --git a/samples/hello_fs.go b/samples/hello_fs.go
index e6ad10a..64a5b8d 100644
--- a/samples/hello_fs.go
+++ b/samples/hello_fs.go
@@ -46,7 +46,23 @@ func (fs *HelloFS) OpenDir(
 }
 
 // We have a fixed directory structure.
-var gDirectoryEntries = map[fuse.InodeID][]fuseutil.Dirent{}
+var gDirectoryEntries = map[fuse.InodeID][]fuseutil.Dirent{
+	// root
+	rootInode: []fuseutil.Dirent{
+		fuseutil.Dirent{
+			Offset: 1,
+			Inode:  helloInode,
+			Name:   "hello",
+			Type:   fuseutil.DT_File,
+		},
+		fuseutil.Dirent{
+			Offset: 2,
+			Inode:  dirInode,
+			Name:   "dir",
+			Type:   fuseutil.DT_Directory,
+		},
+	},
+}
 
 func (fs *HelloFS) ReadDir(
 	ctx context.Context,