diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibC/shadow.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibC/shadow.cpp
index d0a3b1cba24..d940f5032e3 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibC/shadow.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibC/shadow.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 
 static FILE* s_stream = nullptr;
-static unsigned s_line_number = 0;
 static struct spwd s_shadow_entry;
 
 static ByteString s_name;
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ static ByteString s_pwdp;
 
 void setspent()
 {
-    s_line_number = 0;
     if (s_stream) {
         rewind(s_stream);
     } else {
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ void setspent()
 
 void endspent()
 {
-    s_line_number = 0;
     if (s_stream) {
         fclose(s_stream);
         s_stream = nullptr;
@@ -65,7 +62,7 @@ static bool parse_shadow_entry(ByteString const& line)
 {
     auto parts = line.split_view(':', SplitBehavior::KeepEmpty);
     if (parts.size() != 9) {
-        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed entry on line {}", s_line_number);
+        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed entry ({})", line);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -81,7 +78,7 @@ static bool parse_shadow_entry(ByteString const& line)
 
     auto lstchg = lstchg_string.to_number<int>();
     if (!lstchg.has_value()) {
-        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed lstchg on line {}", s_line_number);
+        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed lstchg ({})", line);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -89,7 +86,7 @@ static bool parse_shadow_entry(ByteString const& line)
         min_string = "-1"sv;
     auto min_value = min_string.to_number<int>();
     if (!min_value.has_value()) {
-        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed min value on line {}", s_line_number);
+        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed min value ({})", line);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ static bool parse_shadow_entry(ByteString const& line)
         max_string = "-1"sv;
     auto max_value = max_string.to_number<int>();
     if (!max_value.has_value()) {
-        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed max value on line {}", s_line_number);
+        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed max value ({})", line);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -105,7 +102,7 @@ static bool parse_shadow_entry(ByteString const& line)
         warn_string = "-1"sv;
     auto warn = warn_string.to_number<int>();
     if (!warn.has_value()) {
-        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed warn on line {}", s_line_number);
+        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed warn ({})", line);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -113,7 +110,7 @@ static bool parse_shadow_entry(ByteString const& line)
         inact_string = "-1"sv;
     auto inact = inact_string.to_number<int>();
     if (!inact.has_value()) {
-        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed inact on line {}", s_line_number);
+        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed inact ({})", line);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -121,7 +118,7 @@ static bool parse_shadow_entry(ByteString const& line)
         expire_string = "-1"sv;
     auto expire = expire_string.to_number<int>();
     if (!expire.has_value()) {
-        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed expire on line {}", s_line_number);
+        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed expire ({})", line);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ static bool parse_shadow_entry(ByteString const& line)
         flag_string = "0"sv;
     auto flag = flag_string.to_number<int>();
     if (!flag.has_value()) {
-        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed flag on line {}", s_line_number);
+        dbgln("getspent(): Malformed flag ({})", line);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -146,26 +143,22 @@ static bool parse_shadow_entry(ByteString const& line)
     return true;
 }
 
-struct spwd* getspent()
+struct spwd* fgetspent(FILE* stream)
 {
-    if (!s_stream)
-        setspent();
-
     while (true) {
-        if (!s_stream || feof(s_stream))
+        if (!stream || feof(stream))
             return nullptr;
 
-        if (ferror(s_stream)) {
-            dbgln("getspent(): Read error: {}", strerror(ferror(s_stream)));
+        if (ferror(stream)) {
+            dbgln("getspent(): Read error: {}", strerror(ferror(stream)));
             return nullptr;
         }
 
         char buffer[1024];
-        ++s_line_number;
-        char* s = fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), s_stream);
+        char* s = fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), stream);
 
         // Silently tolerate an empty line at the end.
-        if ((!s || !s[0]) && feof(s_stream))
+        if ((!s || !s[0]) && feof(stream))
             return nullptr;
 
         ByteString line(s, Chomp);
@@ -175,6 +168,14 @@ struct spwd* getspent()
     }
 }
 
+struct spwd* getspent()
+{
+    if (!s_stream)
+        setspent();
+
+    return fgetspent(s_stream);
+}
+
 static void construct_spwd(struct spwd* sp, char* buf, struct spwd** result)
 {
     auto* buf_name = &buf[0];
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibC/shadow.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibC/shadow.h
index 0d3e463931b..7accee05f00 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibC/shadow.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibC/shadow.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct spwd {
 };
 
 struct spwd* getspent(void);
+struct spwd* fgetspent(FILE* stream);
 void setspent(void);
 void endspent(void);
 struct spwd* getspnam(char const* name);