diff --git a/src/basic/util.c b/src/basic/util.c
index 3e90456dd3e..c2a2f8dc5cd 100644
--- a/src/basic/util.c
+++ b/src/basic/util.c
@@ -2381,25 +2381,16 @@ bool is_device_path(const char *path) {
 
 int dir_is_empty(const char *path) {
         _cleanup_closedir_ DIR *d;
+        struct dirent *de;
 
         d = opendir(path);
         if (!d)
                 return -errno;
 
-        for (;;) {
-                struct dirent *de;
+        FOREACH_DIRENT(de, d, return -errno)
+                return 0;
 
-                errno = 0;
-                de = readdir(d);
-                if (!de && errno != 0)
-                        return -errno;
-
-                if (!de)
-                        return 1;
-
-                if (!hidden_file(de->d_name))
-                        return 0;
-        }
+        return 1;
 }
 
 char* dirname_malloc(const char *path) {
diff --git a/src/basic/util.h b/src/basic/util.h
index ff39eae715e..a3ebb987e41 100644
--- a/src/basic/util.h
+++ b/src/basic/util.h
@@ -358,6 +358,14 @@ bool is_device_path(const char *path);
 int dir_is_empty(const char *path);
 char* dirname_malloc(const char *path);
 
+static inline int dir_is_populated(const char *path) {
+        int r;
+        r = dir_is_empty(path);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+        return !r;
+}
+
 char* lookup_uid(uid_t uid);
 char* getlogname_malloc(void);
 char* getusername_malloc(void);