diff --git a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/fs_shell/stat_util.cpp b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/fs_shell/stat_util.cpp
index 8aa77fed4c..21c9954601 100644
--- a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/fs_shell/stat_util.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/fs_shell/stat_util.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ to_platform_stat(const struct my_stat *myst, struct stat *st)
 }
 
 
+int
+to_platform_open_mode(int myMode)
+{
+	return myMode;
+}
+
+
 #else // !__BEOS__
 
 #ifndef S_ATTR_DIR
@@ -236,4 +243,44 @@ to_platform_stat(const struct my_stat *myst, struct stat *st)
 //	st->st_crtime = myst->crtime;
 }
 
+
+int
+to_platform_open_mode(int myMode)
+{
+	#define SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(flag, myFlag)	\
+		if (myMode & myFlag)			\
+			mode |= flag;
+
+	int mode = 0;
+
+	// the r/w mode
+	switch (myMode & MY_O_RWMASK) {
+		case MY_O_RDONLY:
+			mode |= O_RDONLY;
+			break;
+		case MY_O_WRONLY:
+			mode |= O_WRONLY;
+			break;
+		case MY_O_RDWR:
+			mode |= O_RDWR;
+			break;
+	}
+
+	// the flags
+	//SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_CLOEXEC, MY_O_CLOEXEC)
+	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_NONBLOCK, MY_O_NONBLOCK)
+	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_EXCL, MY_O_EXCL)
+	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_CREAT, MY_O_CREAT)
+	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_TRUNC, MY_O_TRUNC)
+	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_APPEND, MY_O_APPEND)
+	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_NOCTTY, MY_O_NOCTTY)
+	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_NOTRAVERSE, MY_O_NOTRAVERSE)
+	//SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_TEXT, MY_O_TEXT)
+	//SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_BINARY, MY_O_BINARY)
+
+	#undef SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG
+
+	return mode;
+}
+
 #endif // !__BEOS__
diff --git a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/fs_shell/stat_util.h b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/fs_shell/stat_util.h
index 967d9c4de3..3ba44938e6 100644
--- a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/fs_shell/stat_util.h
+++ b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/fs_shell/stat_util.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ mode_t to_platform_mode(my_mode_t mode);
 void from_platform_stat(const struct stat *st, struct my_stat *myst);
 void to_platform_stat(const struct my_stat *myst, struct stat *st);
 
+extern int to_platform_open_mode(int myMode);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/fs_shell/sysdep.c b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/fs_shell/sysdep.c
index 95512660ec..1e35c38858 100644
--- a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/fs_shell/sysdep.c
+++ b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/fs_shell/sysdep.c
@@ -265,46 +265,6 @@ writev_pos(int fd, fs_off_t _pos, struct iovec *iov,  int count)
 }
 
 
-static int
-to_platform_open_mode(int myMode)
-{
-	#define SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(flag, myFlag)	\
-		if (myMode & myFlag)			\
-			mode |= flag;
-
-	int mode = 0;
-
-	// the r/w mode
-	switch (myMode & MY_O_RWMASK) {
-		case MY_O_RDONLY:
-			mode |= O_RDONLY;
-			break;
-		case MY_O_WRONLY:
-			mode |= O_WRONLY;
-			break;
-		case MY_O_RDWR:
-			mode |= O_RDWR;
-			break;
-	}
-
-	// the flags
-	//SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_CLOEXEC, MY_O_CLOEXEC)
-	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_NONBLOCK, MY_O_NONBLOCK)
-	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_EXCL, MY_O_EXCL)
-	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_CREAT, MY_O_CREAT)
-	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_TRUNC, MY_O_TRUNC)
-	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_APPEND, MY_O_APPEND)
-	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_NOCTTY, MY_O_NOCTTY)
-	SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_NOTRAVERSE, MY_O_NOTRAVERSE)
-	//SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_TEXT, MY_O_TEXT)
-	//SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG(O_BINARY, MY_O_BINARY)
-
-	#undef SET_OPEN_MODE_FLAG
-
-	return mode;
-}
-
-
 int build_platform_open(const char *pathname, int oflags, my_mode_t mode);
 
 int