diff --git a/lib/pure/os.nim b/lib/pure/os.nim
index bfc63dfc66..30a5ae9492 100644
--- a/lib/pure/os.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/os.nim
@@ -1828,7 +1828,7 @@ template rawToFormalFileInfo(rawInfo, formalInfo): expr =
     if S_ISDIR(rawInfo.st_mode): formalInfo.kind = pcDir
     if S_ISLNK(rawInfo.st_mode): formalInfo.kind.inc()
 
-proc getFileInfo*(handle: TFileHandle, result: var FileInfo) =
+proc getFileInfo*(handle: TFileHandle): FileInfo =
   ## Retrieves file information for the file object represented by the given
   ## handle.
   ##
@@ -1849,6 +1849,9 @@ proc getFileInfo*(handle: TFileHandle, result: var FileInfo) =
       osError(osLastError())
     rawToFormalFileInfo(rawInfo, result)
 
+proc getFileInfo*(file: TFile): FileInfo =
+  result = getFileInfo(file.fileHandle())
+
 proc getFileInfo*(path: string, followSymlink = true): FileInfo =
   ## Retrieves file information for the file object pointed to by `path`.
   ##