diff --git a/lib/kafs/kafs.3 b/lib/kafs/kafs.3
index 8ebb11855..9dceb3005 100644
--- a/lib/kafs/kafs.3
+++ b/lib/kafs/kafs.3
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 .Dt KAFS 3
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm k_hasafs ,
+.Nm k_hasafs_recheck ,
 .Nm k_pioctl ,
 .Nm k_unlog ,
 .Nm k_setpag ,
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ AFS cache manager access library (libkafs, -lkafs)
 .Ft int
 .Fn k_hasafs "void"
 .Ft int
+.Fn k_hasafs_recheck "void"
+.Ft int
 .Fn k_pioctl "char *a_path" "int o_opcode" "struct ViceIoctl *a_paramsP" "int a_followSymlinks"
 .Ft int
 .Fn k_setpag "void"
@@ -86,6 +89,13 @@ called before
 .Fn k_hasafs
 is called, or if it fails.
 .Pp
+.Fn k_hasafs_recheck
+forces a recheck if a AFS client has started since last time
+.Fn k_hasafs
+or
+.Fn k_hasafs_recheck
+was called.
+.Pp
 .Fn kafs_set_verbose
 set a log function that will be called each time the kafs library does
 something important so that the application using libkafs can output
diff --git a/lib/kafs/kafs.h b/lib/kafs/kafs.h
index 8afcc8067..5775228f2 100644
--- a/lib/kafs/kafs.h
+++ b/lib/kafs/kafs.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ struct ClearToken {
    The other functions will generate a SIGSYS if AFS is not supported */
 
 int k_hasafs (void);
+int k_hasafs_recheck (void);
 
 int krb_afslog (const char *cell, const char *realm);
 int krb_afslog_uid (const char *cell, const char *realm, uid_t uid);