diff --git a/fs/adhoc.c b/fs/adhoc.c
index a4fe9486..31e8ed5e 100644
--- a/fs/adhoc.c
+++ b/fs/adhoc.c
@@ -11,26 +11,25 @@ struct fd *adhoc_fd_create() {
     if (fd == NULL)
         return NULL;
     fd->mount = &adhoc_mount;
-    fd->stat = malloc(sizeof(struct statbuf));
-    *fd->stat = (struct statbuf) {};
+    fd->stat = (struct statbuf) {};
     return fd;
 }
 
 static int adhoc_fstat(struct fd *fd, struct statbuf *stat) {
-    *stat = *fd->stat;
+    *stat = fd->stat;
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int adhoc_fsetattr(struct fd *fd, struct attr attr) {
     switch (attr.type) {
         case attr_uid:
-            fd->stat->uid = attr.uid;
+            fd->stat.uid = attr.uid;
             break;
         case attr_gid:
-            fd->stat->gid = attr.gid;
+            fd->stat.gid = attr.gid;
             break;
         case attr_mode:
-            fd->stat->mode = (fd->stat->mode & S_IFMT) | (attr.mode & ~S_IFMT);
+            fd->stat.mode = (fd->stat.mode & S_IFMT) | (attr.mode & ~S_IFMT);
             break;
         case attr_size:
             return _EINVAL;
diff --git a/fs/fake.c b/fs/fake.c
index d5794e25..515b8fea 100644
--- a/fs/fake.c
+++ b/fs/fake.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static int fakefs_stat(struct mount *mount, const char *path, struct statbuf *fa
 static int fakefs_fstat(struct fd *fd, struct statbuf *fake_stat) {
     // this is truly sad, but there is no alternative
     char path[MAX_PATH];
-    int err = fd->ops->getpath(fd, path);
+    int err = fd->mount->fs->getpath(fd, path);
     if (err < 0)
         return err;
     return fakefs_stat(fd->mount, path, fake_stat, false);
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int fakefs_setattr(struct mount *mount, const char *path, struct attr att
 
 static int fakefs_fsetattr(struct fd *fd, struct attr attr) {
     char path[MAX_PATH];
-    int err = fd->ops->getpath(fd, path);
+    int err = fd->mount->fs->getpath(fd, path);
     if (err < 0)
         return err;
     return fakefs_setattr(fd->mount, path, attr);
@@ -423,12 +423,13 @@ const struct fs_ops fakefs = {
     .unlink = fakefs_unlink,
     .rename = fakefs_rename,
     .symlink = fakefs_symlink,
-    
+
     .stat = fakefs_stat,
     .fstat = fakefs_fstat,
     .flock = realfs_flock,
     .setattr = fakefs_setattr,
     .fsetattr = fakefs_fsetattr,
+    .getpath = realfs_getpath,
     .utime = realfs_utime,
 
     .mkdir = fakefs_mkdir,
diff --git a/fs/fd.h b/fs/fd.h
index 93b272c1..214f7b3d 100644
--- a/fs/fd.h
+++ b/fs/fd.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "emu/memory.h"
 #include "util/list.h"
 #include "util/bits.h"
+#include "fs/stat.h"
 
 struct fd {
     atomic_uint refcount;
@@ -27,10 +28,8 @@ struct fd {
 
     // fs/inode data
     struct mount *mount;
-    union {
-        int real_fd;
-        struct statbuf *stat;
-    };
+    int real_fd;
+    struct statbuf stat; // for adhoc fs
 
     lock_t lock;
 };
@@ -70,9 +69,6 @@ struct fd_ops {
     // if ioctl_size returns non-zero, arg must point to ioctl_size valid bytes
     int (*ioctl)(struct fd *fd, int cmd, void *arg);
 
-    // Returns the path of the file descriptor, buf must be at least MAX_PATH
-    int (*getpath)(struct fd *fd, char *buf);
-
     int (*fsync)(struct fd *fd);
     int (*close)(struct fd *fd);
 };
diff --git a/fs/path.c b/fs/path.c
index db9236f2..a8dfc56b 100644
--- a/fs/path.c
+++ b/fs/path.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int path_normalize(struct fd *at, const char *path, char *out, bool follow_links
         unlock(&current->fs->lock);
         if (at != NULL) {
             char at_path[MAX_PATH];
-            int err = at->ops->getpath(at, at_path);
+            int err = at->mount->fs->getpath(at, at_path);
             if (err < 0)
                 return err;
             assert(path_is_normalized(at_path));
diff --git a/fs/real.c b/fs/real.c
index ad3da0fc..f92c1ac0 100644
--- a/fs/real.c
+++ b/fs/real.c
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ const struct fs_ops realfs = {
     .setattr = realfs_setattr,
     .fsetattr = realfs_fsetattr,
     .utime = realfs_utime,
+    .getpath = realfs_getpath,
     .flock = realfs_flock,
 
     .mkdir = realfs_mkdir,
@@ -348,7 +349,6 @@ const struct fd_ops realfs_fdops = {
     .readdir = realfs_readdir,
     .lseek = realfs_lseek,
     .mmap = realfs_mmap,
-    .getpath = realfs_getpath,
     .fsync = realfs_fsync,
     .close = realfs_close,
 };
diff --git a/kernel/fs.c b/kernel/fs.c
index 766bcd7d..27a9323c 100644
--- a/kernel/fs.c
+++ b/kernel/fs.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ dword_t sys_getcwd(addr_t buf_addr, dword_t size) {
     lock(&current->fs->lock);
     struct fd *wd = current->fs->pwd;
     char pwd[MAX_PATH];
-    int err = wd->ops->getpath(wd, pwd);
+    int err = wd->mount->fs->getpath(wd, pwd);
     unlock(&current->fs->lock);
     if (err < 0)
         return err;
diff --git a/kernel/fs.h b/kernel/fs.h
index 8e23968f..bb6cdee8 100644
--- a/kernel/fs.h
+++ b/kernel/fs.h
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ struct fs_ops {
     int (*setattr)(struct mount *mount, const char *path, struct attr attr);
     int (*fsetattr)(struct fd *fd, struct attr attr);
     int (*utime)(struct mount *mount, const char *path, struct timespec atime, struct timespec mtime);
+    // Returns the path of the file descriptor, buf must be at least MAX_PATH
+    int (*getpath)(struct fd *fd, char *buf);
 
     int (*mkdir)(struct mount *mount, const char *path, mode_t_ mode);
 
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ int realfs_utime(struct mount *mount, const char *path, struct timespec atime, s
 
 int realfs_statfs(struct mount *mount, struct statfsbuf *stat);
 int realfs_flock(struct fd *fd, int operation);
+int realfs_getpath(struct fd *fd, char *buf);
 ssize_t realfs_read(struct fd *fd, void *buf, size_t bufsize);
 ssize_t realfs_write(struct fd *fd, const void *buf, size_t bufsize);
 int realfs_close(struct fd *fd);
diff --git a/kernel/init.c b/kernel/init.c
index ee58cebd..7631d88c 100644
--- a/kernel/init.c
+++ b/kernel/init.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ int create_stdio(struct tty_driver driver) {
 
     // FIXME use generic_open (or something) to avoid this mess
     struct fd *fd = adhoc_fd_create();
-    fd->stat->rdev = dev_make(4, 0);
-    fd->stat->mode = S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR;
+    fd->stat.rdev = dev_make(4, 0);
+    fd->stat.mode = S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR;
     int err = dev_open(4, 0, DEV_CHAR, fd);
     if (err < 0)
         return err;