diff --git a/dvc/system.py b/dvc/system.py
index 7ad86f541..7a00dfa31 100644
--- a/dvc/system.py
+++ b/dvc/system.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from builtins import str
 
 if os.name == 'nt':
     import ntfsutils.hardlink as winlink
-    from ntfsutils.fs import *
+    from ntfsutils.fs import getdirinfo
 
 
 class System(object):
@@ -24,27 +24,13 @@ class System(object):
 
         return winlink.create(source, link_name)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _getfileinfo(path):
-        # FIXME: current implementation from ntfsutils doesn't support dirs,
-        # and until https://github.com/sid0/ntfs/pull/10 is not merged and
-        # pip package not updated, we have to use our own version.
-        hfile = CreateFile(path, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, None, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, None)
-        if hfile is None:
-            raise WinError()
-        info = BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION()
-        rv = GetFileInformationByHandle(hfile, info)
-        CloseHandle(hfile)
-        if rv == 0:
-            raise WinError()
-        return info
-
     @staticmethod
     def inode(path):
         if System.is_unix():
             return os.stat(path).st_ino
 
-        info = System._getfileinfo(path)
+        # getdirinfo from ntfsutils works on both files and dirs
+        info = getdirinfo(path)
         return hash((info.dwVolumeSerialNumber, info.nFileIndexHigh, info.nFileIndexLow))
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3ac6c3e0b..a74e6217a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ configobj>=5.0.6
 networkx>=1.11
 pyyaml>=3.12
 gitpython>=2.1.8
-ntfsutils>=0.1.3
+ntfsutils>=0.1.4
 checksumdir>=1.1.4
 setuptools>=34.0.0
 nanotime>=0.5.2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bd5433af4..6331ddcf8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ install_requires = [
     "networkx>=1.11",
     "pyyaml>=3.12",
     "gitpython>=2.1.8",
-    "ntfsutils>=0.1.3",
+    "ntfsutils>=0.1.4",
     "checksumdir>=1.1.4",
     "setuptools>=34.0.0",
     "nanotime>=0.5.2",