diff --git a/include/minix/ipc.h b/include/minix/ipc.h
index 2eed98994..bd799c364 100644
--- a/include/minix/ipc.h
+++ b/include/minix/ipc.h
@@ -204,6 +204,30 @@ typedef struct {
 } mess_fs_vfs_lookup;
 _ASSERT_MSG_SIZE(mess_fs_vfs_lookup);
 
+typedef struct {
+	dev_t device;
+
+	mode_t mode;
+	uid_t uid;
+	gid_t gid;
+
+	uint8_t data[36];
+} mess_vfs_fs_newnode;
+_ASSERT_MSG_SIZE(mess_vfs_fs_newnode);
+
+typedef struct {
+	off_t file_size;
+	dev_t device;
+	ino_t inode;
+
+	mode_t mode;
+	uid_t uid;
+	gid_t gid;
+
+	uint8_t data[20];
+} mess_fs_vfs_newnode;
+_ASSERT_MSG_SIZE(mess_fs_vfs_newnode);
+
 typedef struct {
 	dev_t device;
 
@@ -300,6 +324,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	mess_mmap m_mmap;
 	mess_notify m_notify;
 	mess_sigcalls m_sigcalls;
+	mess_vfs_fs_newnode m_vfs_fs_newnode;
+	mess_fs_vfs_newnode m_fs_vfs_newnode;
 	mess_vfs_fs_create m_vfs_fs_create;
 	mess_fs_vfs_create m_fs_vfs_create;
 	mess_vfs_fs_lookup m_vfs_fs_lookup;
diff --git a/servers/pfs/open.c b/servers/pfs/open.c
index 27273dab2..b3f17643c 100644
--- a/servers/pfs/open.c
+++ b/servers/pfs/open.c
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
 int fs_newnode(message *fs_m_in, message *fs_m_out)
 {
   register int r = OK;
-  pmode_t bits;
+  mode_t bits;
   struct inode *rip;
   uid_t uid;
   gid_t gid;
   dev_t dev;
 
-  uid = (uid_t) fs_m_in->REQ_UID;
-  gid = (gid_t) fs_m_in->REQ_GID;
-  bits = (pmode_t) fs_m_in->REQ_MODE;
-  dev = fs_m_in->REQ_DEV;
+  uid = fs_m_in->m_vfs_fs_newnode.uid;
+  gid = fs_m_in->m_vfs_fs_newnode.gid;
+  bits = fs_m_in->m_vfs_fs_newnode.mode;
+  dev = fs_m_in->m_vfs_fs_newnode.device;
 
   /* Try to allocate the inode */
   if( (rip = alloc_inode(dev, bits, uid, gid) ) == NULL) return(err_code);
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ int fs_newnode(message *fs_m_in, message *fs_m_out)
 	free_inode(rip);
   } else {
 	/* Fill in the fields of the response message */
-	fs_m_out->RES_INODE_NR = rip->i_num;
-	fs_m_out->RES_MODE = rip->i_mode;
-	fs_m_out->RES_FILE_SIZE = rip->i_size;
-	fs_m_out->RES_UID = rip->i_uid;
-	fs_m_out->RES_GID = rip->i_gid;
-	fs_m_out->RES_DEV = dev;
+	fs_m_out->m_fs_vfs_newnode.inode = rip->i_num;
+	fs_m_out->m_fs_vfs_newnode.mode = rip->i_mode;
+	fs_m_out->m_fs_vfs_newnode.file_size = rip->i_size;
+	fs_m_out->m_fs_vfs_newnode.uid = rip->i_uid;
+	fs_m_out->m_fs_vfs_newnode.gid = rip->i_gid;
+	fs_m_out->m_fs_vfs_newnode.device = dev;
   }
 
   return(r);
diff --git a/servers/vfs/request.c b/servers/vfs/request.c
index 7be7b4384..f3f56aa6a 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/request.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/request.c
@@ -634,21 +634,21 @@ int req_newnode(
 
   /* Fill in request message */
   m.m_type = REQ_NEWNODE;
-  m.REQ_MODE = (pmode_t) dmode;
-  m.REQ_DEV = dev;
-  m.REQ_UID = (puid_t) uid;
-  m.REQ_GID = (pgid_t) gid;
+  m.m_vfs_fs_newnode.mode = dmode;
+  m.m_vfs_fs_newnode.device = dev;
+  m.m_vfs_fs_newnode.uid = uid;
+  m.m_vfs_fs_newnode.gid = gid;
 
   /* Send/rec request */
   r = fs_sendrec(fs_e, &m);
 
   res->fs_e	= m.m_source;
-  res->inode_nr = (ino_t) m.RES_INODE_NR;
-  res->fmode	= (mode_t) m.RES_MODE;
-  res->fsize    = m.RES_FILE_SIZE;
-  res->dev	= m.RES_DEV;
-  res->uid	= (uid_t) m.RES_UID;
-  res->gid	= (gid_t) m.RES_GID;
+  res->inode_nr = m.m_fs_vfs_newnode.inode;
+  res->fmode	= m.m_fs_vfs_newnode.mode;
+  res->fsize    = m.m_fs_vfs_newnode.file_size;
+  res->dev	= m.m_fs_vfs_newnode.device;
+  res->uid	= m.m_fs_vfs_newnode.uid;
+  res->gid	= m.m_fs_vfs_newnode.gid;
 
   return(r);
 }