diff --git a/depends/libhdfs3/src/client/FileStatus.h b/depends/libhdfs3/src/client/FileStatus.h
index 7dce555b00..6d0f24d2b7 100644
--- a/depends/libhdfs3/src/client/FileStatus.h
+++ b/depends/libhdfs3/src/client/FileStatus.h
@@ -96,14 +96,6 @@ class FileStatus {
         mtime = modificationTime;
     }
 
-    int64_t getFileid() const {
-        return fileid;
-    }
-
-    void setFileid(int64_t fileid) {
-        this->fileid = fileid;
-    }
-
     const char * getOwner() const {
         return owner.c_str();
     }
@@ -167,13 +159,24 @@ class FileStatus {
         return fileEncryption.getKey().length() > 0 && fileEncryption.getKeyName().length() > 0;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get FileID of hdfs file/directory
+     * @return fileid of file if present, else 0
+     */
+    int64_t getFileid() const {
+        return fileid;
+    }
+
+    void setFileid(int64_t fileid) {
+        this->fileid = fileid;
+    }
+
 private:
     bool isdir;
     int64_t atime;
     int64_t blocksize;
     int64_t length;
     int64_t mtime;
-    int64_t fileid;
     Permission permission;
     short replications;
     std::string group;
@@ -181,6 +184,7 @@ class FileStatus {
     std::string path;
     std::string symlink;
     FileEncryptionInfo fileEncryption;
+    int64_t fileid;
 };
 
 }