diff --git a/thunar/thunar-icon-factory.c b/thunar/thunar-icon-factory.c
index c3a2bb6..7280ae7 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-icon-factory.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-icon-factory.c
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ thunar_icon_factory_load_file_icon (ThunarIconFactory  *factory,
     }
 
   /* check if thumbnails are enabled and we can display a thumbnail for the item */
-  if (G_LIKELY (factory->show_thumbnails && thunar_file_is_regular (file)))
+  if (G_LIKELY (factory->show_thumbnails))
     {
       /* determine the thumbnail state */
       thumb_state = thunar_file_get_thumb_state (file);