diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/readlink.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/readlink.c
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+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/readlink.c
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+/* This is a system call.  We only have to provide the wrapper.  */
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int
+__readlink (const char *path, char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+  return readlink (path, buf, len);
+}