diff --git a/kernel-src/include/kernel/file.h b/kernel-src/include/kernel/file.h
index d34f4547..ea166152 100644
--- a/kernel-src/include/kernel/file.h
+++ b/kernel-src/include/kernel/file.h
@@ -34,16 +34,6 @@ int fd_clone(proc_t *proc);
 #define FILE_WRITE 2
 #define FILE_KNOWN_FLAGS 3
 
-static inline int fileflagstovnodeflags(int flags) {
-	int vnflags = 0;
-	if (flags & FILE_READ)
-		vnflags |= V_FFLAGS_READ;
-	if (flags & FILE_WRITE)
-		vnflags |= V_FFLAGS_WRITE;
-
-	return vnflags;
-}
-
 #define O_RDONLY 0
 #define O_WRONLY 1
 #define O_RDWR 2
@@ -66,6 +56,18 @@ static inline int fileflagstovnodeflags(int flags) {
 #define O_RSYNC 04010000
 #define O_TMPFILE 020000000
 
+static inline int fileflagstovnodeflags(int flags) {
+	int vnflags = 0;
+	if (flags & FILE_READ)
+		vnflags |= V_FFLAGS_READ;
+	if (flags & FILE_WRITE)
+		vnflags |= V_FFLAGS_WRITE;
+	if (flags & O_NONBLOCK)
+		vnflags |= V_FFLAGS_NONBLOCKING;
+
+	return vnflags;
+}
+
 #define FDTABLE_LIMIT 256
 
 #endif