diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/lseek.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/lseek.c
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index 0000000000..99a6fb50b1
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+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/lseek.c
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+/* This is a system call.  We only have to provide the wrapper.  */
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+off_t
+__lseek (int fd, off_t offset, int whence)
+{
+  return lseek (fd, offset, whence);
+}