diff --git a/spec/directory-spec.coffee b/spec/directory-spec.coffee
index c611a7b05..ba8a24045 100644
--- a/spec/directory-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/directory-spec.coffee
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe "Directory", ->
 
   describe "on #darwin or #linux", ->
     it "includes symlink information about entries", ->
-      entries = directory.getEntries()
+      entries = directory.getEntriesSync()
       for entry in entries
         name = entry.getBaseName()
         if name is 'symlink-to-dir' or name is 'symlink-to-file'
diff --git a/src/directory.coffee b/src/directory.coffee
index 54433f6ca..9886a2edb 100644
--- a/src/directory.coffee
+++ b/src/directory.coffee
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ class Directory
     else
       fullPath
 
-  # Public: Reads file entries in this directory from disk.
+  # Public: Reads file entries in this directory from disk synchronously.
   #
   # Note: It follows symlinks.
   #
-  # Returns an Array of {Files}.
-  getEntries: ->
+  # Returns an Array of {File} and {Directory} objects.
+  getEntriesSync: ->
     directories = []
     files = []
     for entryPath in fs.listSync(@path)