diff --git a/common_ops.go b/common_ops.go
index 9fd1eb4..48ab4ff 100644
--- a/common_ops.go
+++ b/common_ops.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func gcf_get_attrs(sessionID int, relPath string) (uint64, int64, bool) {
 	return size, int64(st.Mtim.Sec), true
 }
 
+// libgocryptfs: using Renameat instead of Renameat2 to support older kernels
 //export gcf_rename
 func gcf_rename(sessionID int, oldPath string, newPath string) bool {
 	volume := OpenedVolumes[sessionID]
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ func gcf_rename(sessionID int, oldPath string, newPath string) bool {
 
 	// Easy case.
 	if volume.plainTextNames {
-		return errToBool(syscallcompat.Renameat2(dirfd, cName, dirfd2, cName2, 0))
+		return errToBool(syscallcompat.Renameat(dirfd, cName, dirfd2, cName2))
 	}
 	// Long destination file name: create .name file
 	nameFileAlreadyThere := false
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func gcf_rename(sessionID int, oldPath string, newPath string) bool {
 		}
 	}
 	// Actual rename
-	err = syscallcompat.Renameat2(dirfd, cName, dirfd2, cName2, 0)
+	err = syscallcompat.Renameat(dirfd, cName, dirfd2, cName2)
 	if err == syscall.ENOTEMPTY || err == syscall.EEXIST {
 		// If an empty directory is overwritten we will always get an error as
 		// the "empty" directory will still contain gocryptfs.diriv.
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func gcf_rename(sessionID int, oldPath string, newPath string) bool {
 		// We handle that by trying to fs.Rmdir() the target directory and trying
 		// again.
 		if gcf_rmdir(sessionID, newPath) {
-			err = syscallcompat.Renameat2(dirfd, cName, dirfd2, cName2, 0)
+			err = syscallcompat.Renameat(dirfd, cName, dirfd2, cName2)
 		}
 	}
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index de62322..7e1853d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ module libgocryptfs/v2
 go 1.16
 
 require (
-	github.com/jacobsa/crypto v0.0.0-20190317225127-9f44e2d11115 // indirect
-	github.com/rfjakob/eme v1.1.2 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211023085530-d6a326fbbf70 // indirect
+	github.com/jacobsa/crypto v0.0.0-20190317225127-9f44e2d11115
+	github.com/rfjakob/eme v1.1.2
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211215153901-e495a2d5b3d3
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211216021012-1d35b9e2eb4e
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e2d12c8..8c351ff 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@ github.com/rfjakob/eme v1.1.2 h1:SxziR8msSOElPayZNFfQw4Tjx/Sbaeeh3eRvrHVMUs4=
 github.com/rfjakob/eme v1.1.2/go.mod h1:cVvpasglm/G3ngEfcfT/Wt0GwhkuO32pf/poW6Nyk1k=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519 h1:7I4JAnoQBe7ZtJcBaYHi5UtiO8tQHbUSXxL+pnGRANg=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211215153901-e495a2d5b3d3 h1:0es+/5331RGQPcXlMfP+WrnIIS6dNnNRe0WB02W0F4M=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211215153901-e495a2d5b3d3/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211112202133-69e39bad7dc2/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210423082822-04245dca01da/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210615035016-665e8c7367d1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211023085530-d6a326fbbf70 h1:SeSEfdIxyvwGJliREIJhRPPXvW6sDlLT+UQ3B0hD0NA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211023085530-d6a326fbbf70/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211216021012-1d35b9e2eb4e h1:fLOSk5Q00efkSvAm+4xcoXD+RRmLmmulPn5I3Y9F2EM=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211216021012-1d35b9e2eb4e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
diff --git a/internal/syscallcompat/sys_linux.go b/internal/syscallcompat/sys_linux.go
index d0fa027..95c7de2 100644
--- a/internal/syscallcompat/sys_linux.go
+++ b/internal/syscallcompat/sys_linux.go
@@ -47,12 +47,3 @@ func Getdents(fd int) ([]DirEntry, error) {
 	entries, _, err := getdents(fd)
 	return entries, err
 }
-
-// Renameat2 does not exist on Darwin, so we have to wrap it here.
-// Retries on EINTR.
-func Renameat2(olddirfd int, oldpath string, newdirfd int, newpath string, flags uint) (err error) {
-	err = retryEINTR(func() error {
-		return unix.Renameat2(olddirfd, oldpath, newdirfd, newpath, flags)
-	})
-	return err
-}