diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/InodeFile.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/InodeFile.cpp
index 3e24434506..4e286cc3da 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/InodeFile.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/InodeFile.cpp
@@ -100,13 +100,15 @@ KResult InodeFile::truncate(u64 size)
 KResult InodeFile::chown(FileDescription& description, uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
 {
     ASSERT(description.inode() == m_inode);
-    return VFS::the().chown(*m_inode, uid, gid);
+    ASSERT(description.custody());
+    return VFS::the().chown(*description.custody(), uid, gid);
 }
 
 KResult InodeFile::chmod(FileDescription& description, mode_t mode)
 {
     ASSERT(description.inode() == m_inode);
-    return VFS::the().chmod(*m_inode, mode);
+    ASSERT(description.custody());
+    return VFS::the().chmod(*description.custody(), mode);
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
index e4d97772fc..112dece57e 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
@@ -393,8 +393,9 @@ KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Custody>> VFS::open_directory(StringView path, Custody&
     return custody;
 }
 
-KResult VFS::chmod(Inode& inode, mode_t mode)
+KResult VFS::chmod(Custody& custody, mode_t mode)
 {
+    auto& inode = custody.inode();
     if (inode.fs().is_readonly())
         return KResult(-EROFS);
 
@@ -412,8 +413,7 @@ KResult VFS::chmod(StringView path, mode_t mode, Custody& base)
     if (custody_or_error.is_error())
         return custody_or_error.error();
     auto& custody = *custody_or_error.value();
-    auto& inode = custody.inode();
-    return chmod(inode, mode);
+    return chmod(custody, mode);
 }
 
 KResult VFS::rename(StringView old_path, StringView new_path, Custody& base)
@@ -479,8 +479,9 @@ KResult VFS::rename(StringView old_path, StringView new_path, Custody& base)
     return KSuccess;
 }
 
-KResult VFS::chown(Inode& inode, uid_t a_uid, gid_t a_gid)
+KResult VFS::chown(Custody& custody, uid_t a_uid, gid_t a_gid)
 {
+    auto& inode = custody.inode();
     if (inode.fs().is_readonly())
         return KResult(-EROFS);
 
@@ -521,8 +522,7 @@ KResult VFS::chown(StringView path, uid_t a_uid, gid_t a_gid, Custody& base)
     if (custody_or_error.is_error())
         return custody_or_error.error();
     auto& custody = *custody_or_error.value();
-    auto& inode = custody.inode();
-    return chown(inode, a_uid, a_gid);
+    return chown(custody, a_uid, a_gid);
 }
 
 KResult VFS::link(StringView old_path, StringView new_path, Custody& base)
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h
index ff390a2df0..d4c70c3e38 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ public:
     KResult symlink(StringView target, StringView linkpath, Custody& base);
     KResult rmdir(StringView path, Custody& base);
     KResult chmod(StringView path, mode_t, Custody& base);
-    KResult chmod(Inode&, mode_t);
+    KResult chmod(Custody&, mode_t);
     KResult chown(StringView path, uid_t, gid_t, Custody& base);
-    KResult chown(Inode&, uid_t, gid_t);
+    KResult chown(Custody&, uid_t, gid_t);
     KResult access(StringView path, int mode, Custody& base);
     KResultOr<InodeMetadata> lookup_metadata(StringView path, Custody& base, int options = 0);
     KResult utime(StringView path, Custody& base, time_t atime, time_t mtime);