diff --git a/bsd-user/bsd-file.h b/bsd-user/bsd-file.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0c3f347ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bsd-user/bsd-file.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ *  file related system call shims and definitions
+ *
+ *  Copyright (c) 2013 Stacey D. Son
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BSD_FILE_H_
+#define BSD_FILE_H_
+
+#include "qemu/path.h"
+
+extern struct iovec *lock_iovec(int type, abi_ulong target_addr, int count,
+        int copy);
+extern void unlock_iovec(struct iovec *vec, abi_ulong target_addr, int count,
+        int copy);
+
+#endif /* !BSD_FILE_H_ */
diff --git a/bsd-user/freebsd/os-syscall.c b/bsd-user/freebsd/os-syscall.c
index 597a41c2f5..a17ff9f6ec 100644
--- a/bsd-user/freebsd/os-syscall.c
+++ b/bsd-user/freebsd/os-syscall.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include "signal-common.h"
 #include "user/syscall-trace.h"
 
+#include "bsd-file.h"
+
 void target_set_brk(abi_ulong new_brk)
 {
 }