diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
index 7ae70fc106..655efd1e0f 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static const ssize_t max_inline_symlink_length = 60;
 
 struct Ext2FSDirectoryEntry {
     String name;
-    InodeIdentifier inode;
+    Ext2FS::InodeIndex inode_index { 0 };
     u8 file_type { 0 };
 };
 
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ KResult Ext2FSInode::write_directory(const Vector<Ext2FSDirectoryEntry>& entries
         dbgln("* Inode: {}, name_len: {}, rec_len: {}, file_type: {}, name: {}", entry.inode.index(), u16(entry.name.length()), u16(record_length), u8(entry.file_type), entry.name);
 #endif
 
-        stream << u32(entry.inode.index());
+        stream << u32(entry.inode_index);
         stream << u16(record_length);
         stream << u8(entry.name.length());
         stream << u8(entry.file_type);
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ KResult Ext2FSInode::add_child(Inode& child, const StringView& name, mode_t mode
             name_already_exists = true;
             return false;
         }
-        entries.append({ entry.name, entry.inode, entry.file_type });
+        entries.append({ entry.name, entry.inode.index(), entry.file_type });
         return true;
     });
 
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ KResult Ext2FSInode::add_child(Inode& child, const StringView& name, mode_t mode
     if (result.is_error())
         return result;
 
-    entries.empend(name, child.identifier(), to_ext2_file_type(mode));
+    entries.empend(name, child.index(), to_ext2_file_type(mode));
     result = write_directory(entries);
     if (result.is_error())
         return result;
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ KResult Ext2FSInode::remove_child(const StringView& name)
     Vector<Ext2FSDirectoryEntry> entries;
     KResult result = traverse_as_directory([&](auto& entry) {
         if (name != entry.name)
-            entries.append({ entry.name, entry.inode, entry.file_type });
+            entries.append({ entry.name, entry.inode.index(), entry.file_type });
         return true;
     });
     if (result.is_error())
@@ -1444,8 +1444,8 @@ KResult Ext2FS::create_directory(Ext2FSInode& parent_inode, const String& name,
 #endif
 
     Vector<Ext2FSDirectoryEntry> entries;
-    entries.empend(".", inode->identifier(), static_cast<u8>(EXT2_FT_DIR));
-    entries.empend("..", parent_inode.identifier(), static_cast<u8>(EXT2_FT_DIR));
+    entries.empend(".", inode->index(), static_cast<u8>(EXT2_FT_DIR));
+    entries.empend("..", parent_inode.index(), static_cast<u8>(EXT2_FT_DIR));
 
     auto result = static_cast<Ext2FSInode&>(*inode).write_directory(entries);
     if (result.is_error())
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h
index 55ba1eea93..d66d0b2192 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ class Ext2FS final : public BlockBasedFS {
     friend class Ext2FSInode;
 
 public:
+    using InodeIndex = u32;
+
     static NonnullRefPtr<Ext2FS> create(FileDescription&);
 
     virtual ~Ext2FS() override;
@@ -117,7 +119,6 @@ public:
 private:
     typedef unsigned BlockIndex;
     typedef unsigned GroupIndex;
-    typedef unsigned InodeIndex;
     explicit Ext2FS(FileDescription&);
 
     const ext2_super_block& super_block() const { return m_super_block; }