diff --git a/lib/libc/include/generic-glibc/bits/statx-generic.h b/lib/libc/include/generic-glibc/bits/statx-generic.h
index 8667c801b2..8f35017d1c 100644
--- a/lib/libc/include/generic-glibc/bits/statx-generic.h
+++ b/lib/libc/include/generic-glibc/bits/statx-generic.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <bits/types/struct_statx_timestamp.h>
 #include <bits/types/struct_statx.h>
 
+// zig patch: check target glibc version
+#if (__GLIBC__ == 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ >= 28) || __GLIBC__ > 2
+
 #ifndef STATX_TYPE
 # define STATX_TYPE 0x0001U
 # define STATX_MODE 0x0002U
@@ -63,4 +66,6 @@ int statx (int __dirfd, const char *__restrict __path, int __flags,
            unsigned int __mask, struct statx *__restrict __buf)
   __THROW __nonnull ((2, 5));
 
-__END_DECLS
\ No newline at end of file
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* (__GLIBC__ == 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ >= 28) || __GLIBC__ > 2 */