diff --git a/src/fs_openat.hpp b/src/fs_openat.hpp
index dd87be72..e52caaaf 100644
--- a/src/fs_openat.hpp
+++ b/src/fs_openat.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "ghc/filesystem.hpp"
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -53,4 +55,19 @@ namespace fs
 
     return ((rv == -1) ? -errno : rv);
   }
+
+  static
+  inline
+  int
+  openat(const int     dirfd_,
+         const char   *pathname_,
+         const int     flags_,
+         const mode_t  mode_)
+  {
+    int rv;
+
+    rv = ::openat(dirfd_,pathname_,flags_,mode_);
+
+    return ((rv == -1) ? -errno : rv);
+  }
 }