diff --git a/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h b/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h
index 9f754c6fd1..2f8837a470 100644
--- a/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h
+++ b/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ typedef struct file_system_module_info {
 				uint8 event, selectsync *sync);
 	status_t (*fsync)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode);
 
-	status_t (*read_link)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode link, char *buffer,
+	status_t (*read_symlink)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode link, char *buffer,
 				size_t *_bufferSize);
 	status_t (*create_symlink)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode dir, const char *name,
 				const char *path, int mode);
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
index 77307072f6..994d4ddd1a 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
@@ -1642,8 +1642,13 @@ vnode_path_to_vnode(struct vnode *vnode, char *path, bool traverseLeafLink,
 				goto resolve_link_error;
 			}
 
-			status = FS_CALL(nextVnode, read_link)(nextVnode->mount->cookie,
-				nextVnode->private_node, buffer, &bufferSize);
+			if (FS_CALL(nextVnode, read_symlink) != NULL) {
+				status = FS_CALL(nextVnode, read_symlink)(
+					nextVnode->mount->cookie, nextVnode->private_node, buffer,
+					&bufferSize);
+			} else
+				status = B_BAD_VALUE;
+
 			if (status < B_OK) {
 				free(buffer);
 
@@ -4344,8 +4349,8 @@ common_read_link(int fd, char *path, char *buffer, size_t *_bufferSize,
 	if (status < B_OK)
 		return status;
 
-	if (FS_CALL(vnode, read_link) != NULL) {
-		status = FS_CALL(vnode, read_link)(vnode->mount->cookie,
+	if (FS_CALL(vnode, read_symlink) != NULL) {
+		status = FS_CALL(vnode, read_symlink)(vnode->mount->cookie,
 			vnode->private_node, buffer, _bufferSize);
 	} else
 		status = B_BAD_VALUE;