diff --git a/lib/vfs/path.c b/lib/vfs/path.c
index 9e49b1698..a5b61bfa0 100644
--- a/lib/vfs/path.c
+++ b/lib/vfs/path.c
@@ -1532,20 +1532,20 @@ vfs_path_element_build_pretty_path_str (const vfs_path_element_t * element)
  * @return integer value like to strcmp.
  */
 
-int
-vfs_path_cmp (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2)
+gboolean
+vfs_path_equal (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2)
 {
     char *path1;
     char *path2;
-    int ret_val;
+    gboolean ret_val;
 
     if (vpath1 == NULL || vpath2 == NULL)
-        return -1;
+        return FALSE;
 
     path1 = vfs_path_to_str (vpath1);
     path2 = vfs_path_to_str (vpath2);
 
-    ret_val = strcmp (path1, path2);
+    ret_val = strcmp (path1, path2) == 0;
 
     g_free (path1);
     g_free (path2);
@@ -1564,20 +1564,20 @@ vfs_path_cmp (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2)
  * @return integer value like to strcmp.
  */
 
-int
-vfs_path_ncmp (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2, size_t len)
+gboolean
+vfs_path_equal_len (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2, size_t len)
 {
     char *path1;
     char *path2;
-    int ret_val;
+    gboolean ret_val;
 
     if (vpath1 == NULL || vpath2 == NULL)
-        return -1;
+        return FALSE;
 
     path1 = vfs_path_to_str (vpath1);
     path2 = vfs_path_to_str (vpath2);
 
-    ret_val = strncmp (path1, path2, len);
+    ret_val = strncmp (path1, path2, len) == 0;
 
     g_free (path1);
     g_free (path2);
diff --git a/lib/vfs/path.h b/lib/vfs/path.h
index 2f962ebad..c45ec1e85 100644
--- a/lib/vfs/path.h
+++ b/lib/vfs/path.h
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ char *vfs_path_build_url_params_str (const vfs_path_element_t * element, gboolea
 char *vfs_path_element_build_pretty_path_str (const vfs_path_element_t * element);
 
 size_t vfs_path_len (const vfs_path_t * vpath);
-int vfs_path_cmp (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2);
-int vfs_path_ncmp (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2, size_t len);
+gboolean vfs_path_equal (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2);
+gboolean vfs_path_equal_len (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2, size_t len);
 vfs_path_t *vfs_path_to_absolute (const vfs_path_t * vpath);
 
 /*** inline functions ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/editor/editcmd.c b/src/editor/editcmd.c
index 0b7c70ae4..70a308d83 100644
--- a/src/editor/editcmd.c
+++ b/src/editor/editcmd.c
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ edit_save_as_cmd (WEdit * edit)
         {
             int rv;
 
-            if (vfs_path_cmp (edit->filename_vpath, exp_vpath) != 0)
+            if (!vfs_path_equal (edit->filename_vpath, exp_vpath))
             {
                 int file;
                 struct stat sb;
diff --git a/src/filemanager/cmd.c b/src/filemanager/cmd.c
index fb937ff1e..d54736629 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/cmd.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/cmd.c
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ reread_cmd (void)
     panel_update_flags_t flag = UP_ONLY_CURRENT;
 
     if (get_current_type () == view_listing && get_other_type () == view_listing &&
-        vfs_path_cmp (current_panel->cwd_vpath, other_panel->cwd_vpath) == 0)
+        vfs_path_equal (current_panel->cwd_vpath, other_panel->cwd_vpath))
         flag = UP_OPTIMIZE;
 
     update_panels (UP_RELOAD | flag, UP_KEEPSEL);
diff --git a/src/filemanager/panel.c b/src/filemanager/panel.c
index 6c0532d65..86fd21fdf 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/panel.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/panel.c
@@ -4812,7 +4812,7 @@ do_cd (const vfs_path_t * new_dir_vpath, enum cd_enum exact)
         size_t new_vpath_len;
 
         new_vpath_len = vfs_path_len (new_dir_vpath);
-        if (vfs_path_ncmp (new_dir_vpath, panelized_panel.root_vpath, new_vpath_len) == 0)
+        if (vfs_path_equal_len (new_dir_vpath, panelized_panel.root_vpath, new_vpath_len))
             _new_dir_vpath = panelized_panel.root_vpath;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/filemanager/panelize.c b/src/filemanager/panelize.c
index 5c39a7dc5..e99e7f9f0 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/panelize.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/panelize.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ do_panelize_cd (struct WPanel *panel)
     panel->count = panelized_panel.count;
     panel->is_panelized = TRUE;
 
-    panelized_same = (vfs_path_cmp (panelized_panel.root_vpath, panel->cwd_vpath) == 0);
+    panelized_same = (vfs_path_equal (panelized_panel.root_vpath, panel->cwd_vpath));
 
     for (i = 0; i < panelized_panel.count; i++)
     {
diff --git a/src/filemanager/tree.c b/src/filemanager/tree.c
index 628e12070..bba6a12cc 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/tree.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/tree.c
@@ -314,13 +314,13 @@ show_tree (WTree * tree)
 
             if (current->sublevel < tree->selected_ptr->sublevel)
             {
-                if (vfs_path_cmp (current->name, tree->selected_ptr->name) == 0)
+                if (vfs_path_equal (current->name, tree->selected_ptr->name))
                     i++;
             }
             else if (current->sublevel == tree->selected_ptr->sublevel)
             {
                 for (j = strlen (current_name) - 1; current_name[j] != PATH_SEP; j--);
-                if (vfs_path_ncmp (current->name, tree->selected_ptr->name, j) == 0)
+                if (vfs_path_equal_len (current->name, tree->selected_ptr->name, j))
                     i++;
             }
             else
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ show_tree (WTree * tree)
                 if (current->sublevel == tree->selected_ptr->sublevel + 1
                     && vfs_path_len (tree->selected_ptr->name) > 1)
                 {
-                    if (vfs_path_ncmp (current->name, tree->selected_ptr->name,
-                                       vfs_path_len (tree->selected_ptr->name)) == 0)
+                    if (vfs_path_equal_len (current->name, tree->selected_ptr->name,
+                                            vfs_path_len (tree->selected_ptr->name)))
                         i++;
                 }
             }
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ show_tree (WTree * tree)
             {
                 if (current->sublevel < tree->selected_ptr->sublevel)
                 {
-                    if (vfs_path_ncmp (current->name, tree->selected_ptr->name,
-                                       vfs_path_len (current->name)) == 0)
+                    if (vfs_path_equal_len (current->name, tree->selected_ptr->name,
+                                            vfs_path_len (current->name)))
                         break;
                 }
                 else if (current->sublevel == tree->selected_ptr->sublevel)
@@ -418,14 +418,14 @@ show_tree (WTree * tree)
                     for (j = strlen (current_name) - 1; current_name[j] != PATH_SEP; j--)
                         ;
                     g_free (current_name);
-                    if (vfs_path_ncmp (current->name, tree->selected_ptr->name, j) == 0)
+                    if (vfs_path_equal_len (current->name, tree->selected_ptr->name, j))
                         break;
                 }
                 else if (current->sublevel == tree->selected_ptr->sublevel + 1
                          && vfs_path_len (tree->selected_ptr->name) > 1)
                 {
-                    if (vfs_path_ncmp (current->name, tree->selected_ptr->name,
-                                       vfs_path_len (tree->selected_ptr->name)) == 0)
+                    if (vfs_path_equal_len (current->name, tree->selected_ptr->name,
+                                            vfs_path_len (tree->selected_ptr->name)))
                         break;
                 }
                 current = current->next;
diff --git a/src/filemanager/treestore.c b/src/filemanager/treestore.c
index 15942ff00..e3e512d08 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/treestore.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/treestore.c
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ tree_store_remove_entry (const vfs_path_t * name_vpath)
 
     len = vfs_path_len (base->name);
     current = base->next;
-    while (current != NULL && vfs_path_ncmp (current->name, base->name, len) == 0)
+    while (current != NULL && vfs_path_equal_len (current->name, base->name, len))
     {
         char *current_name;
         gboolean ok;
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ tree_store_mark_checked (const char *subname)
         len = vfs_path_len (base->name);
         base->mark = 0;
         current = base->next;
-        while (current != NULL && vfs_path_ncmp (current->name, base->name, len) == 0)
+        while (current != NULL && vfs_path_equal_len (current->name, base->name, len))
         {
             gboolean ok;
 
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ tree_store_start_check (const vfs_path_t * vpath)
     len = vfs_path_len (ts.check_name);
 
     current = ts.check_start;
-    while (current != NULL && vfs_path_ncmp (current->name, ts.check_name, len) == 0)
+    while (current != NULL && vfs_path_equal_len (current->name, ts.check_name, len))
     {
         char *current_name;
         gboolean ok;
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ tree_store_end_check (void)
     len = vfs_path_len (ts.check_name);
 
     current = ts.check_start;
-    while (current != NULL && vfs_path_ncmp (current->name, ts.check_name, len) == 0)
+    while (current != NULL && vfs_path_equal_len (current->name, ts.check_name, len))
     {
         char *current_name;
         gboolean ok;
diff --git a/tests/lib/vfs/path_cmp.c b/tests/lib/vfs/path_cmp.c
index 1cd1540da..b110b4c47 100644
--- a/tests/lib/vfs/path_cmp.c
+++ b/tests/lib/vfs/path_cmp.c
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ teardown (void)
 #define path_cmp_one_check(input1, input2, etalon_condition) {\
     vpath1 = vfs_path_from_str (input1);\
     vpath2 = vfs_path_from_str (input2);\
-    result = vfs_path_cmp (vpath1, vpath2);\
+    result = vfs_path_equal (vpath1, vpath2);\
     vfs_path_free (vpath1); \
     vfs_path_free (vpath2); \
-    fail_unless ( result etalon_condition, "\ninput1: %s\ninput2: %s\nexpected: %d\nactual: %d\n",\
+    fail_unless ( result  == etalon_condition, "\ninput1: %s\ninput2: %s\nexpected: %d\nactual: %d\n",\
         input1, input2, #etalon_condition, result); \
 }
 
@@ -80,16 +80,18 @@ START_TEST (test_path_compare)
     vfs_path_t *vpath1, *vpath2;
     int result;
 
-    path_cmp_one_check ("/тестовый/путь", "/тестовый/путь", == 0);
+    path_cmp_one_check ("/тестовый/путь", "/тестовый/путь", TRUE);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CHARSET
-    path_cmp_one_check ("/#enc:KOI8-R/тестовый/путь", "/тестовый/путь", <0);
-    path_cmp_one_check ("/тестовый/путь", "/#enc:KOI8-R/тестовый/путь", >0);
+    path_cmp_one_check ("/#enc:KOI8-R/тестовый/путь", "/тестовый/путь",
+                        FALSE);
+    path_cmp_one_check ("/тестовый/путь", "/#enc:KOI8-R/тестовый/путь",
+                        FALSE);
 #endif
 
-    path_cmp_one_check (NULL, "/тестовый/путь", -1);
-    path_cmp_one_check ("/тестовый/путь", NULL, -1);
-    path_cmp_one_check (NULL, NULL, -1);
+    path_cmp_one_check (NULL, "/тестовый/путь", FALSE);
+    path_cmp_one_check ("/тестовый/путь", NULL, FALSE);
+    path_cmp_one_check (NULL, NULL, FALSE);
 }
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
 END_TEST
@@ -101,10 +103,10 @@ END_TEST
 #define path_cmp_one_check(input1, input2, len, etalon_condition) {\
     vpath1 = vfs_path_from_str (input1);\
     vpath2 = vfs_path_from_str (input2);\
-    result = vfs_path_ncmp (vpath1, vpath2, len);\
+    result = vfs_path_equal_len (vpath1, vpath2, len);\
     vfs_path_free (vpath1); \
     vfs_path_free (vpath2); \
-    fail_unless ( result etalon_condition, "\ninput1: %s\ninput2: %s\nexpected: %d\nactual: %d\n",\
+    fail_unless ( result == etalon_condition, "\ninput1: %s\ninput2: %s\nexpected: %d\nactual: %d\n",\
         input1, input2, #etalon_condition, result); \
 }
 
@@ -115,17 +117,17 @@ START_TEST (test_path_compare_len)
     vfs_path_t *vpath1, *vpath2;
     int result;
 
-    path_cmp_one_check ("/тестовый/путь", "/тестовый/путь", 10, == 0);
+    path_cmp_one_check ("/тестовый/путь", "/тестовый/путь", 10, TRUE);
 
-    path_cmp_one_check ("/тест/овый/путь", "/тестовый/путь", 10, <0);
+    path_cmp_one_check ("/тест/овый/путь", "/тестовый/путь", 10, FALSE);
 
-    path_cmp_one_check ("/тестовый/путь", "/тест/овый/путь", 10, >0);
+    path_cmp_one_check ("/тестовый/путь", "/тест/овый/путь", 10, FALSE);
 
-    path_cmp_one_check ("/тест/овый/путь", "/тестовый/путь", 9, == 0);
+    path_cmp_one_check ("/тест/овый/путь", "/тестовый/путь", 9, TRUE);
 
-    path_cmp_one_check (NULL, "/тестовый/путь", 0, <0);
-    path_cmp_one_check ("/тестовый/путь", NULL, 0, <0);
-    path_cmp_one_check (NULL, NULL, 0, <0);
+    path_cmp_one_check (NULL, "/тестовый/путь", 0, FALSE);
+    path_cmp_one_check ("/тестовый/путь", NULL, 0, FALSE);
+    path_cmp_one_check (NULL, NULL, 0, FALSE);
 }
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
 END_TEST