diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a585a1310..80f9a8669 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-10-19  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* grub-core/osdep/aros/hostdisk.c (grub_util_is_directory):
+	New function.
+	(grub_util_is_special_file): Likewise.
+
 2013-10-19  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* grub-core/osdep/unix/getroot.c: Move exec functions to ...
diff --git a/grub-core/osdep/aros/hostdisk.c b/grub-core/osdep/aros/hostdisk.c
index c42264b9f..3fe442cf5 100644
--- a/grub-core/osdep/aros/hostdisk.c
+++ b/grub-core/osdep/aros/hostdisk.c
@@ -504,3 +504,24 @@ grub_util_fopen (const char *path, const char *mode)
 {
   return fopen (path, mode);
 }
+
+int
+grub_util_is_directory (const char *path)
+{
+  struct stat st;
+
+  if (stat (path, &st) == -1)
+    return 0;
+
+  return S_ISDIR (st.st_mode);
+}
+
+int
+grub_util_is_special_file (const char *path)
+{
+  struct stat st;
+
+  if (lstat (path, &st) == -1)
+    return 1;
+  return (!S_ISREG (st.st_mode) && !S_ISDIR (st.st_mode));
+}