diff --git a/src/kits/tracker/FSUtils.cpp b/src/kits/tracker/FSUtils.cpp
index 35082115ab..df3ecdbbc5 100644
--- a/src/kits/tracker/FSUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/tracker/FSUtils.cpp
@@ -2375,6 +2375,17 @@ FSGetTrashDir(BDirectory *trashDir, dev_t dev)
 }
 
 
+// obsolete version of FSGetDeskDir retained for bin compat with
+// BeIDE and a few other apps that apparently use it
+status_t
+FSGetDeskDir(BDirectory *deskDir, dev_t)
+{
+	// since we no longer keep a desktop directory on any volume other
+	// than /boot, redirect to FSGetDeskDir ignoring the volume argument
+	return FSGetDeskDir(deskDir);
+}
+
+
 status_t
 FSGetDeskDir(BDirectory *deskDir)
 {
diff --git a/src/kits/tracker/FSUtils.h b/src/kits/tracker/FSUtils.h
index a52e60ecea..6191535037 100644
--- a/src/kits/tracker/FSUtils.h
+++ b/src/kits/tracker/FSUtils.h
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ _IMPEXP_TRACKER status_t FSCreateNewFolderIn(const node_ref *destDir, entry_ref
 	node_ref *new_node);
 _IMPEXP_TRACKER void FSCreateTrashDirs();
 _IMPEXP_TRACKER status_t FSGetTrashDir(BDirectory *trashDir, dev_t volume);
+// obsolete version of FSGetDeskDir kept for binary compat reasons
+_IMPEXP_TRACKER status_t FSGetDeskDir(BDirectory *deskDir, dev_t volume);
 _IMPEXP_TRACKER status_t FSGetDeskDir(BDirectory *deskDir);
 _IMPEXP_TRACKER status_t FSRecursiveCalcSize(BInfoWindow *,
 	CopyLoopControl* loopControl, BDirectory *, off_t *runningSize,