diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Utils.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Utils.h
index 2a9359368e..4986c56211 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Utils.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Utils.h
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ set_dirent_name(struct dirent* buffer, size_t bufferSize, const char* name,
 }
 
 
+static inline bool
+set_dirent_name(struct dirent* buffer, size_t bufferSize, const char* name)
+{
+	return set_dirent_name(buffer, bufferSize, name, strlen(name));
+}
+
+
 static inline void
 get_real_time(timespec& time)
 {
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/kernel_interface.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/kernel_interface.cpp
index 3d2f2539a8..4f8a25244e 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/kernel_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/kernel_interface.cpp
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ packagefs_read_dir(fs_volume* fsVolume, fs_vnode* fsNode, void* _cookie,
 
 		// fill in the entry name -- checks whether the entry fits into the
 		// buffer
-		if (!set_dirent_name(buffer, bufferSize, name, strlen(name))) {
+		if (!set_dirent_name(buffer, bufferSize, name)) {
 			if (count == 0)
 				RETURN_ERROR(B_BUFFER_OVERFLOW);
 			break;