diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux.zig b/lib/std/os/linux.zig
index 10da5062e2..40ec44ef1b 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux.zig
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ pub fn socketpair(domain: i32, socket_type: i32, protocol: i32, fd: *[2]i32) usi
 
 pub fn accept(fd: i32, noalias addr: ?*sockaddr, noalias len: ?*socklen_t) usize {
     if (native_arch == .x86) {
-        return socketcall(SC.accept, &[4]usize{ fd, addr, len, 0 });
+        return socketcall(SC.accept, &[4]usize{ @as(usize, @bitCast(@as(isize, fd))), @intFromPtr(addr), @intFromPtr(len), 0 });
     }
     return accept4(fd, addr, len, 0);
 }