diff --git a/libc/calls/pledge-linux.c b/libc/calls/pledge-linux.c
index 7e29bd67a..368a91113 100644
--- a/libc/calls/pledge-linux.c
+++ b/libc/calls/pledge-linux.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ static const struct thatispacked SyscallName {
     {__NR_linux_epoll_wait, "epoll_wait"},                            //
     {__NR_linux_epoll_ctl, "epoll_ctl"},                              //
     {__NR_linux_getdents, "getdents"},                                //
+    {__NR_linux_oldgetdents, "oldgetdents"},                          //
     {__NR_linux_set_tid_address, "set_tid_address"},                  //
     {__NR_linux_restart_syscall, "restart_syscall"},                  //
     {__NR_linux_semtimedop, "semtimedop"},                            //
@@ -582,6 +583,7 @@ static const uint16_t kPledgeRpath[] = {
     __NR_linux_statfs,             //
     __NR_linux_fstatfs,            //
     __NR_linux_getdents,           //
+    __NR_linux_oldgetdents,        //
 };
 
 static const uint16_t kPledgeWpath[] = {
diff --git a/libc/sysv/consts/nrlinux.h b/libc/sysv/consts/nrlinux.h
index 97f5dd55b..1b76b0595 100644
--- a/libc/sysv/consts/nrlinux.h
+++ b/libc/sysv/consts/nrlinux.h
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@
 #define __NR_linux_epoll_wait              0x00e8
 #define __NR_linux_epoll_ctl               0x00e9
 #define __NR_linux_getdents                0x00d9
+#define __NR_linux_oldgetdents             0x004e
 #define __NR_linux_set_tid_address         0x00da
 #define __NR_linux_restart_syscall         0x00db
 #define __NR_linux_semtimedop              0x00dc