diff --git a/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs_common.h b/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs_common.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d7986a667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs_common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2015-2017 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief Line ending settings
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    ESP_LINE_ENDINGS_CRLF,//!< CR + LF
+    ESP_LINE_ENDINGS_CR,  //!< CR
+    ESP_LINE_ENDINGS_LF,  //!< LF
+} esp_line_endings_t;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs_dev.h b/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs_dev.h
index 95daaa61fd..365a21f941 100644
--- a/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs_dev.h
+++ b/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs_dev.h
@@ -15,20 +15,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "esp_vfs.h"
+#include "esp_vfs_common.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/**
- * @brief Line ending settings
- */
-typedef enum {
-    ESP_LINE_ENDINGS_CRLF,//!< CR + LF
-    ESP_LINE_ENDINGS_CR,  //!< CR
-    ESP_LINE_ENDINGS_LF,  //!< LF
-} esp_line_endings_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief add /dev/uart virtual filesystem driver
  *