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diff --git a/backup.c b/backup.c
index e34b7be9..11011cfd 100644
--- a/backup.c
+++ b/backup.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ extern char *backup_dir;
 
 extern int am_root;
 extern int preserve_devices;
+extern int preserve_specials;
 extern int preserve_links;
 extern int preserve_hard_links;
 extern int orig_umask;
@@ -180,14 +181,15 @@ static int keep_backup(char *fname)
 	if (do_lstat(fname, &st) < 0)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!(file = make_file(fname, NULL, NO_FILTERS)))
+	if (!(file = make_file(fname, NULL, NULL, 0, NO_FILTERS)))
 		return 1; /* the file could have disappeared */
 
 	if (!(buf = get_backup_name(fname)))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Check to see if this is a device file, or link */
-	if (IS_DEVICE(file->mode) && am_root && preserve_devices) {
+	if ((am_root && preserve_devices && IS_DEVICE(file->mode))
+	 || (preserve_specials && IS_SPECIAL(file->mode))) {
 		do_unlink(buf);
 		if (do_mknod(buf, file->mode, file->u.rdev) < 0
 		    && (errno != ENOENT || make_bak_dir(buf) < 0