diff --git a/ce/ce.c b/ce/ce.c
index 9985318..1f7f6f6 100644
--- a/ce/ce.c
+++ b/ce/ce.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <fs_desc_buffer.h>
+#include <desc.h>
 #include <liballoc.h>
 #include <list.h>
 #include <minmax.h>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void cmd_cat (struct list_node_link* tokens) {
     return;
   }
 
-  struct fs_desc_buffer desc;
+  struct desc desc;
 
   struct list_node_link *token_link, *token_tmp_link;
   list_foreach (tokens, token_link, token_tmp_link) {
diff --git a/include/fs_desc_buffer.h b/include/desc.h
similarity index 88%
rename from include/fs_desc_buffer.h
rename to include/desc.h
index 67a8983..a709d83 100644
--- a/include/fs_desc_buffer.h
+++ b/include/desc.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define FS_FILE 0
 #define FS_DIR  1
 
-struct fs_desc_buffer {
+struct desc {
   int type;
   size_t size;
 };
diff --git a/kernel/fs/tarfs.c b/kernel/fs/tarfs.c
index f898dee..78c8ac5 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/tarfs.c
+++ b/kernel/fs/tarfs.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+#include <desc.h>
 #include <fs/path.h>
 #include <fs/tarfs.h>
 #include <fs/vfs.h>
-#include <fs_desc_buffer.h>
 #include <libk/align.h>
 #include <libk/minmax.h>
 #include <libk/std.h>
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ int tarfs_mount (struct vfs_mountpoint* mountpoint, struct proc* proc,
   return ret;
 }
 
-int tarfs_describe (struct vfs_mountpoint* mountpoint, const char* path,
-                    struct fs_desc_buffer* desc) {
+int tarfs_describe (struct vfs_mountpoint* mountpoint, const char* path, struct desc* desc) {
   (void)mountpoint;
 
   const char* filename = path_basename (path);
diff --git a/kernel/fs/tarfs.h b/kernel/fs/tarfs.h
index 273e84e..f13d234 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/tarfs.h
+++ b/kernel/fs/tarfs.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _KERNEL_FS_TARFS_H
 #define _KERNEL_FS_TARFS_H
 
+#include <desc.h>
 #include <device/device.h>
-#include <fs_desc_buffer.h>
 #include <libk/std.h>
 #include <proc/proc.h>
 #include <proc/reschedule.h>
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ struct vfs_mountpoint;
 
 int tarfs_mount (struct vfs_mountpoint* mountpoint, struct proc* proc, struct reschedule_ctx* rctx);
 
-int tarfs_describe (struct vfs_mountpoint* mountpoint, const char* path,
-                    struct fs_desc_buffer* desc);
+int tarfs_describe (struct vfs_mountpoint* mountpoint, const char* path, struct desc* desc);
 
 int tarfs_read (struct vfs_mountpoint* mountpoint, const char* path, uint8_t* buffer, size_t off,
                 size_t size);
diff --git a/kernel/fs/vfs.c b/kernel/fs/vfs.c
index f7ff3f7..4224260 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/vfs.c
+++ b/kernel/fs/vfs.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int vfs_close (struct procgroup* procgroup, const char* mountpoint, const char*
 }
 
 int vfs_describe (struct procgroup* procgroup, const char* mountpoint, const char* path,
-                  struct fs_desc_buffer* desc) {
+                  struct desc* desc) {
   struct vfs_mountpoint* vmp = vfs_find_mountpoint (mountpoint);
 
   if (vmp == NULL)
diff --git a/kernel/fs/vfs.h b/kernel/fs/vfs.h
index aeefeae..ea5f014 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/vfs.h
+++ b/kernel/fs/vfs.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _KERNEL_FS_VFS_H
 #define _KERNEL_FS_VFS_H
 
+#include <desc.h>
 #include <device/device.h>
-#include <fs_desc_buffer.h>
 #include <libk/hash.h>
 #include <libk/list.h>
 #include <libk/std.h>
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ struct vfs_mountpoint {
     int (*mount) (struct vfs_mountpoint* mountpoint, struct proc* proc,
                   struct reschedule_ctx* rctx);
 
-    int (*describe) (struct vfs_mountpoint* mountpoint, const char* path,
-                     struct fs_desc_buffer* desc);
+    int (*describe) (struct vfs_mountpoint* mountpoint, const char* path, struct desc* desc);
 
     int (*read) (struct vfs_mountpoint* mountpoint, const char* path, uint8_t* buffer, size_t off,
                  size_t size);
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ int vfs_create_mountpoint (const char* key, int fs_type, struct device* back_dev
                            struct proc* proc, struct reschedule_ctx* rctx);
 
 int vfs_describe (struct procgroup* procgroup, const char* mountpoint, const char* path,
-                  struct fs_desc_buffer* desc);
+                  struct desc* desc);
 
 int vfs_read (struct procgroup* procgroup, const char* mountpoint, const char* path,
               uint8_t* buffer, size_t off, size_t size);
diff --git a/kernel/proc/proc.c b/kernel/proc/proc.c
index 79a9b6c..063fa2c 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/proc/proc.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <aux/compiler.h>
 #include <aux/elf.h>
+#include <desc.h>
 #include <fs/vfs.h>
-#include <fs_desc_buffer.h>
 #include <irq/irq.h>
 #include <libk/align.h>
 #include <libk/list.h>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ struct elf_aux proc_load_segments (struct proc* proc, uint8_t* elf) {
 
 struct proc* proc_from_file (struct procgroup* procgroup, const char* mountpoint,
                              const char* path) {
-  struct fs_desc_buffer desc;
+  struct desc desc;
 
   if (vfs_open (procgroup, mountpoint, path) != ST_OK)
     return NULL;
diff --git a/kernel/syscall/syscall.c b/kernel/syscall/syscall.c
index 54540b8..8220081 100644
--- a/kernel/syscall/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/syscall/syscall.c
@@ -384,13 +384,12 @@ DEFINE_SYSCALL (sys_read) {
   return SYSRESULT (vfs_read (proc->procgroup, mountpoint, subpath, buffer, off, size));
 }
 
-/* int describe (char* path, struct fs_desc_buffer* desc) */
+/* int describe (char* path, struct desc* desc) */
 DEFINE_SYSCALL (sys_describe) {
   uintptr_t uvaddr_path = a1;
   uintptr_t uvaddr_desc = a2;
 
-  struct fs_desc_buffer* desc =
-      sys_get_user_buffer (proc, uvaddr_desc, sizeof (struct fs_desc_buffer));
+  struct desc* desc = sys_get_user_buffer (proc, uvaddr_desc, sizeof (struct desc));
 
   if (desc == NULL)
     return SYSRESULT (-ST_BAD_ADDRESS_SPACE);
diff --git a/libsystem/system.c b/libsystem/system.c
index 91bbea5..d1b02d6 100644
--- a/libsystem/system.c
+++ b/libsystem/system.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int read (const char* path, size_t off, uint8_t* buffer, size_t size) {
   return (int)do_syscall (SYS_READ, path, off, buffer, size);
 }
 
-int describe (const char* path, struct fs_desc_buffer* desc) {
+int describe (const char* path, struct desc* desc) {
   return (int)do_syscall (SYS_DESCRIBE, path, desc);
 }
 
diff --git a/libsystem/system.h b/libsystem/system.h
index 20787af..b0b3d08 100644
--- a/libsystem/system.h
+++ b/libsystem/system.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _LIBMSL_M_SYSTEM_H
 #define _LIBMSL_M_SYSTEM_H
 
-#include <fs_desc_buffer.h>
+#include <desc.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int close (const char* path);
 int read (const char* path, size_t off, uint8_t* buffer, size_t size);
 
 /* describe a file */
-int describe (const char* path, struct fs_desc_buffer* desc);
+int describe (const char* path, struct desc* desc);
 
 /* send a message to a procgroup's mail */
 int mail_send (int pgid, void* mesg, size_t mesg_size);