diff --git a/porting/linux/user/include/sys/syscall.h b/porting/linux/user/include/sys/syscall.h
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/porting/linux/user/include/sys/syscall.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#ifndef _SYS_SYSCALL_H
+#define _SYS_SYSCALL_H
+
+#include <bits/syscall.h>
+
+/* fixup legacy 16-bit junk */
+#ifdef SYS_getuid32
+#undef SYS_lchown
+#undef SYS_getuid
+#undef SYS_getgid
+#undef SYS_geteuid
+#undef SYS_getegid
+#undef SYS_setreuid
+#undef SYS_setregid
+#undef SYS_getgroups
+#undef SYS_setgroups
+#undef SYS_fchown
+#undef SYS_setresuid
+#undef SYS_getresuid
+#undef SYS_setresgid
+#undef SYS_getresgid
+#undef SYS_chown
+#undef SYS_setuid
+#undef SYS_setgid
+#undef SYS_setfsuid
+#undef SYS_setfsgid
+#define SYS_lchown SYS_lchown32
+#define SYS_getuid SYS_getuid32
+#define SYS_getgid SYS_getgid32
+#define SYS_geteuid SYS_geteuid32
+#define SYS_getegid SYS_getegid32
+#define SYS_setreuid SYS_setreuid32
+#define SYS_setregid SYS_setregid32
+#define SYS_getgroups SYS_getgroups32
+#define SYS_setgroups SYS_setgroups32
+#define SYS_fchown SYS_fchown32
+#define SYS_setresuid SYS_setresuid32
+#define SYS_getresuid SYS_getresuid32
+#define SYS_setresgid SYS_setresgid32
+#define SYS_getresgid SYS_getresgid32
+#define SYS_chown SYS_chown32
+#define SYS_setuid SYS_setuid32
+#define SYS_setgid SYS_setgid32
+#define SYS_setfsuid SYS_setfsuid32
+#define SYS_setfsgid SYS_setfsgid32
+#endif
+#endif