diff --git a/std/linux.zig b/std/linux.zig
index 9a3d8569ce..0f3412ecd7 100644
--- a/std/linux.zig
+++ b/std/linux.zig
@@ -391,10 +391,6 @@ pub fn connect(fd: i32, addr: &const sockaddr, len: socklen_t) -> isize {
     arch.syscall3(arch.SYS_connect, fd, isize(addr), isize(len))
 }
 
-pub fn accept(fd: i32, noalias addr: &sockaddr, noalias len: &socklen_t) -> isize {
-    arch.syscall3(arch.SYS_accept, fd, isize(addr), isize(len))
-}
-
 pub fn recvmsg(fd: i32, msg: &arch.msghdr, flags: i32) -> isize {
     arch.syscall3(arch.SYS_recvmsg, fd, isize(msg), flags)
 }
@@ -425,6 +421,10 @@ pub fn socketpair(domain: i32, socket_type: i32, protocol: i32, fd: [2]i32) -> i
     arch.syscall4(arch.SYS_socketpair, domain, socket_type, protocol, isize(&fd[0]))
 }
 
+pub fn accept(fd: i32, noalias addr: &sockaddr, noalias len: &socklen_t) -> isize {
+    accept4(fd, addr, len, 0)
+}
+
 pub fn accept4(fd: i32, noalias addr: &sockaddr, noalias len: &socklen_t, flags: i32) -> isize {
     arch.syscall4(arch.SYS_accept4, fd, isize(addr), isize(len), flags)
 }