diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd0da85c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include "EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie.h"
+
+
+status_t
+EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie::Close()
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie::Read(dev_t volumeID, ino_t nodeID,
+	struct dirent* buffer, size_t bufferSize, uint32* _count)
+{
+	*_count = 0;
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie::Rewind()
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..699b3d5687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef EMPTY_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY_COOKIE_H
+#define EMPTY_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY_COOKIE_H
+
+
+#include "AttributeDirectoryCookie.h"
+
+
+class EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie : public AttributeDirectoryCookie {
+public:
+	virtual	status_t			Close();
+	virtual	status_t			Read(dev_t volumeID, ino_t nodeID,
+									struct dirent* buffer, size_t bufferSize,
+									uint32* _count);
+	virtual	status_t			Rewind();
+};
+
+
+#endif	// EMPTY_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY_COOKIE_H
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Jamfile b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Jamfile
index 757707b913..0f5ef9500e 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Jamfile
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/Jamfile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ HAIKU_PACKAGE_FS_SOURCES =
 	DebugSupport.cpp
 	Dependency.cpp
 	Directory.cpp
+	EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie.cpp
 	GlobalFactory.cpp
 	kernel_interface.cpp
 	Node.cpp
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinksDirectory.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinksDirectory.cpp
index d45d5407e8..71e58b774e 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinksDirectory.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinksDirectory.cpp
@@ -8,36 +8,10 @@
 
 #include <AutoDeleter.h>
 
-#include "AttributeDirectoryCookie.h"
+#include "EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie.h"
 #include "DebugSupport.h"
 
 
-namespace {
-
-class EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie : public AttributeDirectoryCookie {
-public:
-	virtual status_t Close()
-	{
-		return B_OK;
-	}
-
-	virtual status_t Read(dev_t volumeID, ino_t nodeID, struct dirent* buffer,
-		size_t bufferSize, uint32* _count)
-	{
-		*_count = 0;
-		return B_OK;
-	}
-
-	virtual status_t Rewind()
-	{
-		return B_OK;
-	}
-};
-
-
-}	// unnamed namespace
-
-
 PackageLinksDirectory::PackageLinksDirectory()
 	:
 	Directory(0)