diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs
index f9126a603..825fc1d5b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ fn rm(
                             trash::delete(&f).map_err(|e: trash::Error| {
                                 Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, format!("{:?}", e))
                             })
-                        } else if metadata.is_file() {
+                        } else if metadata.is_file() || is_socket || is_fifo {
                             std::fs::remove_file(&f)
                         } else {
                             std::fs::remove_dir_all(&f)