diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/syscalls.h b/headers/private/kernel/syscalls.h
index d05eaf6781..ce80ba7b26 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/syscalls.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/syscalls.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct user_disk_system_info;
 #pragma syscalls begin
 #endif
 
-extern int     		_kern_null();
+extern int			_kern_is_computer_on(void);
 extern status_t		_kern_generic_syscall(const char *subsystem, uint32 function,
 						void *buffer, size_t bufferSize);
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/syscalls.c b/src/system/kernel/syscalls.c
index d99a40b095..0647ae80f8 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/syscalls.c
+++ b/src/system/kernel/syscalls.c
@@ -147,12 +147,11 @@ out:
 
 
 static inline int
-_user_null()
+_user_is_computer_on(void)
 {
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }
 
-
 // map to the arch specific call
 
 static inline int64
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/os/system_info.c b/src/system/libroot/os/system_info.c
index 2e5d7df2a2..66c7f61dc6 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/os/system_info.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/os/system_info.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ _get_system_info(system_info *info, size_t size)
 int32
 is_computer_on(void)
 {
-	return 1;
+	return _kern_is_computer_on();
 }