diff --git a/src/path.jl b/src/path.jl
index 7b07310..93c6226 100644
--- a/src/path.jl
+++ b/src/path.jl
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ Base.isdir(fp::AbstractPath) = isdir(mode(fp))
 Base.isfile(fp::AbstractPath) = isfile(mode(fp))
 Base.islink(fp::AbstractPath) = islink(lstat(fp).mode)
 Base.issocket(fp::AbstractPath) = issocket(mode(fp))
-Base.isfifo(fp::AbstractPath) = issocket(mode(fp))
+Base.isfifo(fp::AbstractPath) = isfifo(mode(fp))
 Base.ischardev(fp::AbstractPath) = ischardev(mode(fp))
 Base.isblockdev(fp::AbstractPath) = isblockdev(mode(fp))
 
diff --git a/src/system.jl b/src/system.jl
index fc19fea..62e8bda 100644
--- a/src/system.jl
+++ b/src/system.jl
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Base.isdir(fp::SystemPath) = isdir(mode(fp))
 Base.isfile(fp::SystemPath) = isfile(mode(fp))
 Base.islink(fp::SystemPath) = islink(lstat(fp).mode)
 Base.issocket(fp::SystemPath) = issocket(mode(fp))
-Base.isfifo(fp::SystemPath) = issocket(mode(fp))
+Base.isfifo(fp::SystemPath) = isfifo(mode(fp))
 Base.ischardev(fp::SystemPath) = ischardev(mode(fp))
 Base.isblockdev(fp::SystemPath) = isblockdev(mode(fp))
 
diff --git a/test/testpkg.jl b/test/testpkg.jl
index c4abf45..b767ee9 100644
--- a/test/testpkg.jl
+++ b/test/testpkg.jl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ FilePathsBase.isdir(fp::TestPath) = isdir(mode(fp))
 Base.isfile(fp::TestPath) = isfile(mode(fp))
 Base.islink(fp::TestPath) = islink(lstat(fp).mode)
 Base.issocket(fp::TestPath) = issocket(mode(fp))
-Base.isfifo(fp::TestPath) = issocket(mode(fp))
+Base.isfifo(fp::TestPath) = isfifo(mode(fp))
 Base.ischardev(fp::TestPath) = ischardev(mode(fp))
 Base.isblockdev(fp::TestPath) = isblockdev(mode(fp))
 Base.ismount(fp::TestPath) = ismount(test2posix(fp))