diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/common.c b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/common.c
index ca6cb95646c..c89cd821ada 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/common.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/common.c
@@ -46,6 +46,39 @@ int FindHandler(int argc,
     return ret;
 }
 
+HANDLE OpenVolume(const TCHAR * Volume,
+                  BOOLEAN AllowRemote)
+{
+    UINT Type;
+    HANDLE hVolume;
+    TCHAR VolumeID[PATH_MAX];
+
+    /* Create full name */
+    _stprintf(VolumeID, _T("\\\\.\\%s"), Volume);
+
+    /* Get volume type */
+    if (!AllowRemote && Volume[1] == L':')
+    {
+        Type = GetDriveType(Volume);
+        if (Type == DRIVE_REMOTE)
+        {
+            _ftprintf(stderr, _T("FSUTIL needs a local device\n"));
+            return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Open the volume */
+    hVolume = CreateFile(VolumeID, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
+                         NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
+    if (hVolume == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    {
+        _ftprintf(stderr, _T("Error: %d\n"), GetLastError());
+        return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    return hVolume;
+}
+
 void PrintDefaultUsage(const TCHAR * Command,
                        const TCHAR * SubCommand,
                        HandlerItem * HandlersList,
diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/dirty.c b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/dirty.c
index bd5be20a2d1..9eff0903714 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/dirty.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/dirty.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ static int
 QueryMain(int argc, const TCHAR *argv[])
 {
     HANDLE Volume;
-    TCHAR VolumeID[PATH_MAX];
     ULONG VolumeStatus, BytesRead;
 
     /* We need a volume (letter or GUID) */
@@ -34,15 +33,10 @@ QueryMain(int argc, const TCHAR *argv[])
         return 1;
     }
 
-    /* Create full name */
-    _stprintf(VolumeID, _T("\\\\.\\%s"), argv[1]);
-
-    /* Open the volume */
-    Volume = CreateFile(VolumeID, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
-                        NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
+    /* Get a handle for the volume */
+    Volume = OpenVolume(argv[1], FALSE);
     if (Volume == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
-        _ftprintf(stderr, _T("Error: %d\n"), GetLastError());
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -68,7 +62,6 @@ SetMain(int argc, const TCHAR *argv[])
 {
     HANDLE Volume;
     DWORD BytesRead;
-    TCHAR VolumeID[PATH_MAX];
 
     /* We need a volume (letter or GUID) */
     if (argc < 2)
@@ -78,15 +71,10 @@ SetMain(int argc, const TCHAR *argv[])
         return 1;
     }
 
-    /* Create full name */
-    _stprintf(VolumeID, _T("\\\\.\\%s"), argv[1]);
-
-    /* Open the volume */
-    Volume = CreateFile(VolumeID, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
-                        NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
+    /* Get a handle for the volume */
+    Volume = OpenVolume(argv[1], FALSE);
     if (Volume == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
-        _ftprintf(stderr, _T("Error: %d\n"), GetLastError());
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/fsutil.h b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/fsutil.h
index acbcc94a099..7c112a85413 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/fsutil.h
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/fsutil.h
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ int FindHandler(int argc,
                 int HandlerListCount,
                 void (*UsageHelper)(const TCHAR *));
 
+HANDLE OpenVolume(const TCHAR * Volume,
+                  BOOLEAN AllowRemote);
+
 void PrintDefaultUsage(const TCHAR * Command,
                        const TCHAR * SubCommand,
                        HandlerItem * HandlersList,