diff --git a/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/callout.c b/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/callout.c
index 7c7c0be1fa..f9374392f7 100644
--- a/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/callout.c
+++ b/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/callout.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ handle_callout(struct net_timer *timer, void *data)
 }
 
 
+//	#pragma mark -
+
+
 void
 callout_init_mtx(struct callout *c, struct mtx *mtx, int flags)
 {
@@ -63,3 +66,17 @@ _callout_stop_safe(struct callout *c, int safe)
 	return gStack->cancel_timer(&c->c_timer) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
+
+int
+callout_pending(struct callout *c)
+{
+	return gStack->is_timer_active(&c->c_timer);
+}
+
+
+int
+callout_active(struct callout *c)
+{
+	return gStack->is_timer_running(&c->c_timer);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/compat/sys/callout.h b/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/compat/sys/callout.h
index f6c5a67d02..cf8b0ccfd2 100644
--- a/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/compat/sys/callout.h
+++ b/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/compat/sys/callout.h
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ struct callout {
 #define CALLOUT_MPSAFE	0x0001
 
 void callout_init_mtx(struct callout *c, struct mtx *mutex, int flags);
-int	callout_reset(struct callout *, int, void (*)(void *), void *);
+int	callout_reset(struct callout *c, int, void (*func)(void *), void *arg);
+int callout_pending(struct callout *c);
+int callout_active(struct callout *c);
 
 #define	callout_drain(c)	_callout_stop_safe(c, 1)
 #define	callout_stop(c)		_callout_stop_safe(c, 0)
 int	_callout_stop_safe(struct callout *, int);
 
-#define	callout_pending(c)	((c)->c_timer.due > 0)
-#define	callout_active(c)	((c)->c_timer.due == -1)
-	// TODO: there is currently no way to find out about this!
-
 
 static inline void
 callout_init(struct callout *c, int mpsafe)