diff --git a/borg/archive.py b/borg/archive.py
index 3eccbbeef..e6d557479 100644
--- a/borg/archive.py
+++ b/borg/archive.py
@@ -273,12 +273,7 @@ class Archive:
         except OSError:
             pass
         mode = item[b'mode']
-        if stat.S_ISDIR(mode):
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                os.makedirs(path)
-            if restore_attrs:
-                self.restore_attrs(path, item)
-        elif stat.S_ISREG(mode):
+        if stat.S_ISREG(mode):
             if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(path)):
                 os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path))
             # Hard link?
@@ -300,11 +295,11 @@ class Archive:
                     fd.truncate(pos)
                     fd.flush()
                     self.restore_attrs(path, item, fd=fd.fileno())
-        elif stat.S_ISFIFO(mode):
-            if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(path)):
-                os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path))
-            os.mkfifo(path)
-            self.restore_attrs(path, item)
+        elif stat.S_ISDIR(mode):
+            if not os.path.exists(path):
+                os.makedirs(path)
+            if restore_attrs:
+                self.restore_attrs(path, item)
         elif stat.S_ISLNK(mode):
             if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(path)):
                 os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path))
@@ -313,6 +308,11 @@ class Archive:
                 os.unlink(path)
             os.symlink(source, path)
             self.restore_attrs(path, item, symlink=True)
+        elif stat.S_ISFIFO(mode):
+            if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(path)):
+                os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path))
+            os.mkfifo(path)
+            self.restore_attrs(path, item)
         elif stat.S_ISCHR(mode) or stat.S_ISBLK(mode):
             os.mknod(path, item[b'mode'], item[b'rdev'])
             self.restore_attrs(path, item)
diff --git a/borg/archiver.py b/borg/archiver.py
index 4b13e47fd..438418abb 100644
--- a/borg/archiver.py
+++ b/borg/archiver.py
@@ -168,9 +168,6 @@ Type "Yes I am sure" if you understand this and want to continue.\n""")
         # Entering a new filesystem?
         if restrict_dev and st.st_dev != restrict_dev:
             return
-        # Ignore unix sockets
-        if stat.S_ISSOCK(st.st_mode):
-            return
         status = None
         if stat.S_ISREG(st.st_mode):
             try:
@@ -196,6 +193,9 @@ Type "Yes I am sure" if you understand this and want to continue.\n""")
             status = archive.process_fifo(path, st)
         elif stat.S_ISCHR(st.st_mode) or stat.S_ISBLK(st.st_mode):
             status = archive.process_dev(path, st)
+        elif stat.S_ISSOCK(st.st_mode):
+            # Ignore unix sockets
+            return
         else:
             self.print_error('Unknown file type: %s', path)
             return