diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibC/dirent.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibC/dirent.cpp
index 7475d22519..3447b9d370 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibC/dirent.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibC/dirent.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ extern "C" {
 DIR* opendir(const char* name)
 {
     int fd = open(name, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY);
+    if (fd == -1)
+        return nullptr;
+    return fdopendir(fd);
+}
+
+DIR* fdopendir(int fd)
+{
     if (fd == -1)
         return nullptr;
     DIR* dirp = (DIR*)malloc(sizeof(DIR));
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibC/dirent.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibC/dirent.h
index e78114bb6d..1e3f8534cc 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibC/dirent.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibC/dirent.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct __DIR {
 };
 typedef struct __DIR DIR;
 
+DIR* fdopendir(int fd);
 DIR* opendir(const char* name);
 int closedir(DIR*);
 void rewinddir(DIR*);