diff --git a/lib/vfs/direntry.c b/lib/vfs/direntry.c
index 0562dac38..87e71a660 100644
--- a/lib/vfs/direntry.c
+++ b/lib/vfs/direntry.c
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ vfs_s_free (vfsid id)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-static int
+static gboolean
 vfs_s_dir_uptodate (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_inode *ino)
 {
     guint64 tim;
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ vfs_s_dir_uptodate (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_inode *ino)
 
     tim = mc_timer_elapsed (mc_global.timer);
 
-    return (tim < ino->timestamp ? 1 : 0);
+    return (tim < ino->timestamp);
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/lib/vfs/xdirentry.h b/lib/vfs/xdirentry.h
index 1b71a49bb..7b6410e74 100644
--- a/lib/vfs/xdirentry.h
+++ b/lib/vfs/xdirentry.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct vfs_s_subclass
                                        struct vfs_s_inode * root,
                                        const char *path, int follow, int flags);
     int (*dir_load) (struct vfs_class * me, struct vfs_s_inode * ino, char *path);
-    int (*dir_uptodate) (struct vfs_class * me, struct vfs_s_inode * ino);
+    gboolean (*dir_uptodate) (struct vfs_class * me, struct vfs_s_inode * ino);
     int (*file_store) (struct vfs_class * me, vfs_file_handler_t * fh, char *path, char *localname);
 
     int (*linear_start) (struct vfs_class * me, vfs_file_handler_t * fh, off_t from);