diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/getsockname.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/getsockname.c
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+/* Copyright (C) 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 <sys/socket.h>
+
+extern int ngetsockname (int s, void *uap_asa, int *uap_alen);
+
+int
+getsockname (int fd, __SOCKADDR_ARG addr, socklen_t *len)
+{
+  return ngetsockname (fd, addr.__sockaddr__, len);
+}