diff --git a/repos/os/include/vfs/single_file_system.h b/repos/os/include/vfs/single_file_system.h
index 5b3b55244a..43fec22000 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/vfs/single_file_system.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/vfs/single_file_system.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class Vfs::Single_file_system : public File_system
 			}
 
 			virtual bool read_ready() = 0;
+
+			virtual bool notify_read_ready() { return true; }
 		};
 
 		struct Single_vfs_dir_handle : Single_vfs_handle
@@ -286,6 +288,17 @@ class Vfs::Single_file_system : public File_system
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		bool notify_read_ready(Vfs_handle *vfs_handle) override
+		{
+			Single_vfs_handle *handle =
+				static_cast<Single_vfs_handle*>(vfs_handle);
+
+			if (handle)
+				return handle->notify_read_ready();
+
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		Ftruncate_result ftruncate(Vfs_handle *, file_size) override
 		{
 			return FTRUNCATE_ERR_NO_PERM;
diff --git a/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/terminal_file_system.h b/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/terminal_file_system.h
index f9026203d4..1da78b64df 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/terminal_file_system.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/terminal_file_system.h
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ class Vfs::Terminal_file_system::Data_file_system : public Single_file_system
 			bool read_ready() override {
 				return !_read_buffer.empty(); }
 
+			bool notify_read_ready() override
+			{
+				notifying = true;
+				return true;
+			}
+
 			Read_result read(char *dst, file_size count,
 			                 file_size &out_count) override
 			{
@@ -249,17 +255,6 @@ class Vfs::Terminal_file_system::Data_file_system : public Single_file_system
 		 ** File I/O service interface **
 		 ********************************/
 
-		bool notify_read_ready(Vfs_handle *vfs_handle) override
-		{
-			Terminal_vfs_handle *handle =
-				static_cast<Terminal_vfs_handle*>(vfs_handle);
-			if (!handle)
-				return false;
-
-			handle->notifying = true;
-			return true;
-		}
-
 		Ftruncate_result ftruncate(Vfs_handle *, file_size) override
 		{
 			return FTRUNCATE_OK;