diff --git a/sortix/fsfunc.cpp b/sortix/fsfunc.cpp
index e65807f6..772fc273 100644
--- a/sortix/fsfunc.cpp
+++ b/sortix/fsfunc.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 namespace Sortix {
 
-bool ModeToDT(mode_t mode)
+unsigned char ModeToDT(mode_t mode)
 {
 	if ( S_ISSOCK(mode) )
 		return DT_SOCK;
diff --git a/sortix/include/sortix/kernel/fsfunc.h b/sortix/include/sortix/kernel/fsfunc.h
index acabe150..51b7b45c 100644
--- a/sortix/include/sortix/kernel/fsfunc.h
+++ b/sortix/include/sortix/kernel/fsfunc.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static inline bool IsDotOrDotDot(const char* path)
 	                          (path[1] == '.' && path[2] == '\0'));
 }
 
-bool ModeToDT(mode_t mode);
+unsigned char ModeToDT(mode_t mode);
 bool SplitFinalElem(const char* path, char** dir, char** final);
 
 } // namespace Sortix