diff --git a/src/system/kernel/lib/Jamfile b/src/system/kernel/lib/Jamfile
index 9482e64fed..becc8e3dd4 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/lib/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/kernel/lib/Jamfile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ SourceHdrs $(muslSources) :
 KernelMergeObject kernel_lib_posix.o :
 	# main
 	kernel_errno.cpp
-	dirent.c
+	dirent.cpp
 	fcntl.cpp
 	poll.cpp
 	utime.c