diff --git a/kernel-src/fs/file.c b/kernel-src/fs/file.c
index 48c265f6..1b20f2e3 100644
--- a/kernel-src/fs/file.c
+++ b/kernel-src/fs/file.c
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ static void cleanfile(file_t *file) {
 	slab_free(filecache, file);
 }
 
+file_t *fd_allocate() {
+	return newfile();
+}
+
 file_t *fd_get(int fd) {
 	proc_t *proc = _cpu()->thread->proc;
 	bool intstatus = interrupt_set(false);
diff --git a/kernel-src/include/kernel/file.h b/kernel-src/include/kernel/file.h
index 342a2a3f..1e05e357 100644
--- a/kernel-src/include/kernel/file.h
+++ b/kernel-src/include/kernel/file.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ typedef struct fd_t {
 	int flags;
 } fd_t;
 
+file_t *fd_allocate();
 file_t *fd_get(int fd);
 void fd_release(file_t *file);
 int fd_new(int flags, file_t **file, int *fd);