diff --git a/cr-show.c b/cr-show.c
index 9c388ff09..57ca1f1fc 100644
--- a/cr-show.c
+++ b/cr-show.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "protobuf/regfile.pb-c.h"
 #include "protobuf/ghost-file.pb-c.h"
 #include "protobuf/fifo.pb-c.h"
+#include "protobuf/remap-file-path.pb-c.h"
 
 #define DEF_PAGES_PER_LINE	6
 
@@ -138,20 +139,21 @@ static inline char *remap_id_type(u32 id)
 
 void show_remap_files(int fd, struct cr_options *o)
 {
-	struct remap_file_path_entry rfe;
+	RemapFilePathEntry *rfe;
 
 	pr_img_head(CR_FD_REMAP_FPATH);
 
 	while (1) {
 		int ret;
 
-		ret = read_img_eof(fd, &rfe);
+		ret = pb_read_eof(fd, &rfe, remap_file_path_entry);
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			break;
 
-		pr_msg("%#x -> %#x (%s)\n", rfe.orig_id,
-				(rfe.remap_id & ~REMAP_GHOST),
-				remap_id_type(rfe.remap_id));
+		pr_msg("%#x -> %#x (%s)\n", rfe->orig_id,
+				(rfe->remap_id & ~REMAP_GHOST),
+				remap_id_type(rfe->remap_id));
+		remap_file_path_entry__free_unpacked(rfe, NULL);
 	}
 
 	pr_img_tail(CR_FD_REMAP_FPATH);
diff --git a/files-reg.c b/files-reg.c
index a03a456b5..53af03587 100644
--- a/files-reg.c
+++ b/files-reg.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "protobuf.h"
 #include "protobuf/regfile.pb-c.h"
+#include "protobuf/remap-file-path.pb-c.h"
 
 #include "files-reg.h"
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ void clear_ghost_files(void)
 }
 
 static int open_remap_ghost(struct reg_file_info *rfi,
-		struct remap_file_path_entry *rfe)
+		RemapFilePathEntry *rfe)
 {
 	struct ghost_file *gf;
 	GhostFileEntry *gfe = NULL;
@@ -143,34 +144,36 @@ static int collect_remaps(void)
 		return -1;
 
 	while (1) {
-		struct remap_file_path_entry rfe;
+		RemapFilePathEntry *rfe = NULL;
 		struct file_desc *fdesc;
 		struct reg_file_info *rfi;
 
-		ret = read_img_eof(fd, &rfe);
+		ret = pb_read_eof(fd, &rfe, remap_file_path_entry);
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			break;
 
 		ret = -1;
 
-		if (!(rfe.remap_id & REMAP_GHOST)) {
+		if (!(rfe->remap_id & REMAP_GHOST)) {
 			pr_err("Non ghost remap not supported @%#x\n",
-					rfe.orig_id);
-			break;
+					rfe->orig_id);
+			goto tail;
 		}
 
-		fdesc = find_file_desc_raw(FDINFO_REG, rfe.orig_id);
+		fdesc = find_file_desc_raw(FDINFO_REG, rfe->orig_id);
 		if (fdesc == NULL) {
 			pr_err("Remap for non existing file %#x\n",
-					rfe.orig_id);
-			break;
+					rfe->orig_id);
+			goto tail;
 		}
 
-		rfe.remap_id &= ~REMAP_GHOST;
+		rfe->remap_id &= ~REMAP_GHOST;
 		rfi = container_of(fdesc, struct reg_file_info, d);
-		pr_info("Configuring remap %#x -> %#x\n", rfi->rfe->id, rfe.remap_id);
-		ret = open_remap_ghost(rfi, &rfe);
-		if (ret < 0)
+		pr_info("Configuring remap %#x -> %#x\n", rfi->rfe->id, rfe->remap_id);
+		ret = open_remap_ghost(rfi, rfe);
+tail:
+		remap_file_path_entry__free_unpacked(rfe, NULL);
+		if (ret)
 			break;
 	}
 
@@ -220,7 +223,7 @@ static int dump_ghost_file(int _fd, u32 id, const struct stat *st)
 static int dump_ghost_remap(char *path, const struct stat *st, int lfd, u32 id)
 {
 	struct ghost_file *gf;
-	struct remap_file_path_entry rpe;
+	RemapFilePathEntry rpe = REMAP_FILE_PATH_ENTRY__INIT;
 
 	pr_info("Dumping ghost file for fd %d id %#x\n", lfd, id);
 
@@ -250,7 +253,8 @@ dump_entry:
 	rpe.orig_id = id;
 	rpe.remap_id = gf->id | REMAP_GHOST;
 
-	return write_img(fdset_fd(glob_fdset, CR_FD_REMAP_FPATH), &rpe);
+	return pb_write(fdset_fd(glob_fdset, CR_FD_REMAP_FPATH),
+			&rpe, remap_file_path_entry);
 }
 
 static int check_path_remap(char *path, const struct stat *ost, int lfd, u32 id)
diff --git a/include/image.h b/include/image.h
index 0f535c5f4..5405131db 100644
--- a/include/image.h
+++ b/include/image.h
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	u32	pid;
 } __packed fown_t;
 
-struct remap_file_path_entry {
-	u32	orig_id;
-	u32	remap_id;
-} __packed;
-
 /*
  * Top bit set in the tgt id means we've remapped
  * to a ghost file.
diff --git a/protobuf/Makefile b/protobuf/Makefile
index 8f95bdff6..eaa7989c0 100644
--- a/protobuf/Makefile
+++ b/protobuf/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ PROTO_FILES	+= fown.proto
 PROTO_FILES	+= regfile.proto
 PROTO_FILES	+= ghost-file.proto
 PROTO_FILES	+= fifo.proto
+PROTO_FILES	+= remap-file-path.proto
 
 HDRS	:= $(patsubst %.proto,%.pb-c.h,$(PROTO_FILES))
 SRCS	:= $(patsubst %.proto,%.pb-c.c,$(PROTO_FILES))
diff --git a/protobuf/remap-file-path.proto b/protobuf/remap-file-path.proto
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..faeb745c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protobuf/remap-file-path.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+message remap_file_path_entry {
+	required uint32		orig_id		= 1;
+	required uint32		remap_id	= 2;
+}