diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/lxstat.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/lxstat.c
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+/* Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+   License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not,
+   write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+   Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+/* this is #define'd in <sys/stat.h> - why #define it again?
+#define STX_LINK        0x01
+ */
+
+extern int statx (const char *pathname, struct stat *st, int len, int cmd);
+
+int
+__lxstat (int ver, const char *pathname, struct stat *st)
+{
+  assert (ver == 0);
+  return statx (pathname, st, sizeof (*st), STX_LINK);
+}