diff --git a/lib/vfs/direntry.c b/lib/vfs/direntry.c
index 0515b377e..69fa3fbf6 100644
--- a/lib/vfs/direntry.c
+++ b/lib/vfs/direntry.c
@@ -496,31 +496,6 @@ vfs_s_internal_stat (const vfs_path_t * vpath, struct stat *buf, int flag)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-static int
-vfs_s_stat (const vfs_path_t * vpath, struct stat *buf)
-{
-    return vfs_s_internal_stat (vpath, buf, FL_FOLLOW);
-}
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-static int
-vfs_s_lstat (const vfs_path_t * vpath, struct stat *buf)
-{
-    return vfs_s_internal_stat (vpath, buf, FL_NONE);
-}
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-static int
-vfs_s_fstat (void *fh, struct stat *buf)
-{
-    *buf = FH->ino->st;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 static int
 vfs_s_readlink (const vfs_path_t * vpath, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
@@ -1327,6 +1302,31 @@ vfs_s_open (const vfs_path_t * vpath, int flags, mode_t mode)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+int
+vfs_s_stat (const vfs_path_t * vpath, struct stat *buf)
+{
+    return vfs_s_internal_stat (vpath, buf, FL_FOLLOW);
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+int
+vfs_s_lstat (const vfs_path_t * vpath, struct stat *buf)
+{
+    return vfs_s_internal_stat (vpath, buf, FL_NONE);
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+int
+vfs_s_fstat (void *fh, struct stat *buf)
+{
+    *buf = FH->ino->st;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 int
 vfs_s_retrieve_file (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_inode *ino)
 {
diff --git a/lib/vfs/vfs.h b/lib/vfs/vfs.h
index a4d4c8dd1..5cfb6ec8f 100644
--- a/lib/vfs/vfs.h
+++ b/lib/vfs/vfs.h
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ extern int use_netrc;
 
 /* lib/vfs/direntry.c: */
 void *vfs_s_open (const vfs_path_t * vpath, int flags, mode_t mode);
+int vfs_s_stat (const vfs_path_t * vpath, struct stat *buf);
+int vfs_s_lstat (const vfs_path_t * vpath, struct stat *buf);
+int vfs_s_fstat (void *fh, struct stat *buf);
 
 vfsid vfs_getid (const vfs_path_t * vpath);