diff --git a/headers/os/storage/Node.h b/headers/os/storage/Node.h
index bb22e74fac..a7dfe84dec 100644
--- a/headers/os/storage/Node.h
+++ b/headers/os/storage/Node.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct entry_ref;
 
 struct node_ref {
 	node_ref();
+	node_ref(dev_t device, ino_t node);
 	node_ref(const node_ref &ref);
 
 	bool operator==(const node_ref &ref) const;
diff --git a/src/kits/storage/Node.cpp b/src/kits/storage/Node.cpp
index 1fc1fa730b..5cce99b1a7 100644
--- a/src/kits/storage/Node.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/storage/Node.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,15 @@ node_ref::node_ref()
 {
 }
 
-// copy constructor
+
+node_ref::node_ref(dev_t device, ino_t node)
+	:
+	device(device),
+	node(node)
+{
+}
+
+
 node_ref::node_ref(const node_ref &ref)
 		: device((dev_t)-1),
 		  node((ino_t)-1)