diff --git a/src/kernel/boot/loader/vfs.cpp b/src/kernel/boot/loader/vfs.cpp
index b16cc17018..c3d7723911 100644
--- a/src/kernel/boot/loader/vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/boot/loader/vfs.cpp
@@ -646,8 +646,13 @@ close(int fd)
 }
 
 
+// ToDo: remove this kludge when possible
 int
-_fstat(int fd, struct stat *stat, size_t statSize)
+#ifdef fstat
+_fstat(int fd, struct stat *stat, size_t /*statSize*/)
+#else
+fstat(int fd, struct stat *stat)
+#endif
 {
 	if (stat == NULL)
 		return B_BAD_VALUE;