diff --git a/libc/include/sys/_system_properties.h b/libc/include/sys/_system_properties.h
index 943d4c6..098f355 100644
--- a/libc/include/sys/_system_properties.h
+++ b/libc/include/sys/_system_properties.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #define PROP_SERVICE_NAME "property_service"
-#define PROP_FILENAME "/dev/__properties__"
+#define PROP_DIRNAME "/dev/__properties__"
 
 #define PROP_MSG_SETPROP 1
 #define PROP_MSG_SETPROP2 0x00020001
@@ -129,6 +129,16 @@
  */
 int __system_properties_init(void);
 
+/*
+ * Reloads the system properties from disk.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Any pointers received from methods such as __system_property_find should be assumed to be
+ * invalid after this method is called.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 otherwise
+ */
+int __system_properties_reload();
+
 /* Deprecated: use __system_property_wait instead. */
 uint32_t __system_property_wait_any(uint32_t __old_serial);