diff --git a/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h b/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h
index 160badcefd..31e816f7fe 100644
--- a/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h
+++ b/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ extern status_t put_vnode(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID);
 extern status_t remove_vnode(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID);
 extern status_t unremove_vnode(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID);
 extern status_t unremove_vnode(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID);
-extern status_t is_vnode_removed(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID);
+extern status_t get_vnode_removed(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID,
+					bool* removed);
 
 extern status_t notify_listener(int op, mount_id device, vnode_id parentNode,
 					vnode_id toParentNode, vnode_id node, const char *name);
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
index b9f00850fd..d91b121f09 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
@@ -2632,18 +2632,17 @@ unremove_vnode(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID)
 
 
 extern "C" status_t 
-is_vnode_removed(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID)
+get_vnode_removed(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID, bool* removed)
 {
-	struct vnode *vnode;
-
 	mutex_lock(&sVnodeMutex);
 
 	status_t result;
 
-	vnode = lookup_vnode(mountID, vnodeID);
-	if (vnode)
-		result = vnode->remove ? 1 : 0;
-	else
+	if (struct vnode* vnode = lookup_vnode(mountID, vnodeID)) {
+		if (removed)
+			*removed = vnode->remove;
+		result = B_OK;
+	} else
 		result = B_BAD_VALUE;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&sVnodeMutex);