diff --git a/internal/syscallcompat/sys_common.go b/internal/syscallcompat/sys_common.go
index 440b42f..896aaf7 100644
--- a/internal/syscallcompat/sys_common.go
+++ b/internal/syscallcompat/sys_common.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package syscallcompat
 
 import (
+	"syscall"
+
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
@@ -21,3 +23,18 @@ func Readlinkat(dirfd int, path string) (string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Faccessat exists both in Linux and in MacOS 10.10+, but the Linux version
+// DOES NOT support any flags. Emulate AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW like glibc does.
+func Faccessat(dirfd int, path string, mode uint32) error {
+	var st unix.Stat_t
+	err := Fstatat(dirfd, path, &st, unix.AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if st.Mode&syscall.S_IFMT == syscall.S_IFLNK {
+		// Pretend that a symlink is always accessible
+		return nil
+	}
+	return unix.Faccessat(dirfd, path, mode, 0)
+}