diff --git a/libgtop-sysdeps.m4 b/libgtop-sysdeps.m4
index a9dc7636..0dffa642 100644
--- a/libgtop-sysdeps.m4
+++ b/libgtop-sysdeps.m4
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([GNOME_LIBGTOP_SYSDEPS],[
 	  libgtop_have_sysinfo=yes
 	  libgtop_need_server=no
 	  libgtop_sysdeps_private_mountlist=yes
+	  libgtop_sysdeps_private_fsusage=yes
 	  ;;
 	netbsd*|openbsd*|bsdi*)
 	  libgtop_sysdeps_dir=bsd
@@ -320,5 +321,6 @@ main (void)
 
 	AM_CONDITIONAL(NEED_LIBGTOP, test x$libgtop_need_server = xyes)
 	AM_CONDITIONAL(LIBGTOP_SYSDEPS_PRIVATE_MOUNTLIST, test x$libgtop_sysdeps_private_mountlist = xyes)
+	AM_CONDITIONAL(LIBGTOP_SYSDEPS_PRIVATE_FSUSAGE, test x$libgtop_sysdeps_private_fsusage = xyes)
 ])
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/common/Makefile.am b/sysdeps/common/Makefile.am
index 13e6e2c0..43cb9e3c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/sysdeps/common/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ INCLUDES			= @INCLUDES@
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES		= libgtop_common-2.0.la libgtop_suid_common-2.0.la
 
 libgtop_common_2_0_la_SOURCES	= error.c gnuslib.c \
-				  fsusage.c \
                                   procargs.c \
 				  default.c
 
@@ -12,6 +11,10 @@ if !LIBGTOP_SYSDEPS_PRIVATE_MOUNTLIST
 	libgtop_common_2_0_la_SOURCES += mountlist.c
 endif
 
+if !LIBGTOP_SYSDEPS_PRIVATE_FSUSAGE
+	libgtop_common_2_0_la_SOURCES += fsusage.c
+endif
+
 
 # libgtop_common_2_0_la_LDFLAGS	= $(LT_VERSION_INFO)
 libgtop_common_2_0_la_LIBADD	= $(LIBGTOP_EXTRA_LIBS)
diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/fsusage.c b/sysdeps/linux/fsusage.c
index d66fcc5e..c6bff2e4 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/fsusage.c
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/fsusage.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <glibtop.h>
 #include <glibtop/fsusage.h>
+#include <glibtop/error.h>
 
 #include "glibtop_private.h"
 
@@ -10,15 +11,11 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <linux/kdev_t.h>
-
+#include <sys/statvfs.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-void
-_glibtop_linux_get_fsusage_read_write(glibtop *server,
-				      glibtop_fsusage *buf,
-				      const char *path);
 
 /*
  * Linux 2.6.x
@@ -127,10 +124,8 @@ static void linux_2_4_0(glibtop *server, glibtop_fsusage *buf, const char *path)
 }
 
 
-void
-_glibtop_linux_get_fsusage_read_write(glibtop *server,
-				      glibtop_fsusage *buf,
-				      const char *path)
+static void
+get_fsusage_read_write(glibtop *server, glibtop_fsusage *buf, const char *path)
 {
   if(server->os_version_code >= LINUX_VERSION_CODE(2, 6, 0))
     {
@@ -141,3 +136,39 @@ _glibtop_linux_get_fsusage_read_write(glibtop *server,
       linux_2_4_0(server, buf, path);
     }
 }
+
+
+/* the following comes from sysdeps/common/mountlist.c if copyright matters...
+ */
+
+static const unsigned long _glibtop_sysdeps_fsusage =
+(1L << GLIBTOP_FSUSAGE_BLOCKS) + (1L << GLIBTOP_FSUSAGE_BFREE)
++ (1L << GLIBTOP_FSUSAGE_BAVAIL) + (1L << GLIBTOP_FSUSAGE_FILES)
++ (1L << GLIBTOP_FSUSAGE_FFREE) + (1L << GLIBTOP_FSUSAGE_BLOCK_SIZE);
+
+
+
+void
+glibtop_get_fsusage_s(glibtop *server, glibtop_fsusage *buf, const char *path)
+{
+  struct statvfs fsd;
+
+  glibtop_init_r(&server, 0, 0);
+  memset(buf, 0, sizeof(glibtop_fsusage));
+
+  if (statvfs(path, &fsd) < 0) {
+    glibtop_warn_r(server, "statvfs '%s' failed", path);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  buf->blocks = fsd.f_blocks;
+  buf->bfree  = fsd.f_bfree;
+  buf->bavail = (fsd.f_bavail > fsd.f_bfree) ? 0 : fsd.f_bavail;
+  buf->files  = fsd.f_files;
+  buf->ffree  = fsd.f_ffree;
+  buf->block_size = fsd.f_bsize;
+  buf->flags = _glibtop_sysdeps_fsusage;
+
+  /* setting additional flags is delegated */
+  get_fsusage_read_write(server, buf, path);
+}