diff --git a/headers/os/package/PackageInfo.h b/headers/os/package/PackageInfo.h
index 124a9fb3f1..6109a2efa5 100644
--- a/headers/os/package/PackageInfo.h
+++ b/headers/os/package/PackageInfo.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 
 class BEntry;
+class BFile;
 
 
 namespace BPackageKit {
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ public:
 			status_t			ReadFromConfigFile(
 									const BEntry& packageInfoEntry,
 									ParseErrorListener* listener = NULL);
+			status_t			ReadFromConfigFile(
+									BFile& packageInfoFile,
+									ParseErrorListener* listener = NULL);
 			status_t			ReadFromConfigString(
 									const BString& packageInfoString,
 									ParseErrorListener* listener = NULL);
diff --git a/src/kits/package/PackageInfo.cpp b/src/kits/package/PackageInfo.cpp
index dd7dad04f1..ee3376e7b8 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/PackageInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/PackageInfo.cpp
@@ -849,8 +849,17 @@ BPackageInfo::ReadFromConfigFile(const BEntry& packageInfoEntry,
 	if ((result = file.InitCheck()) != B_OK)
 		return result;
 
+	return ReadFromConfigFile(file, listener);
+}
+
+
+status_t
+BPackageInfo::ReadFromConfigFile(BFile& packageInfoFile,
+	ParseErrorListener* listener)
+{
 	off_t size;
-	if ((result = file.GetSize(&size)) != B_OK)
+	status_t result = packageInfoFile.GetSize(&size);
+	if (result != B_OK)
 		return result;
 
 	BString packageInfoString;
@@ -858,7 +867,7 @@ BPackageInfo::ReadFromConfigFile(const BEntry& packageInfoEntry,
 	if (buffer == NULL)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
-	if ((result = file.Read(buffer, size)) < size) {
+	if ((result = packageInfoFile.Read(buffer, size)) < size) {
 		packageInfoString.UnlockBuffer(0);
 		return result >= 0 ? B_IO_ERROR : result;
 	}