diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/pwrite.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/pwrite.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d4132f1..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/pwrite.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1997.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library.  If not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <endian.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-ssize_t
-__libc_pwrite (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, off_t offset)
-{
-  /* In the ARM EABI, 64-bit values are aligned to even/odd register
-     pairs for syscalls.  */
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite64, fd, buf, count, 0,
-			 __LONG_LONG_PAIR (offset >> 31, offset));
-}
-
-strong_alias (__libc_pwrite, __pwrite)
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite, pwrite)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/pwrite64.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/pwrite64.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b70560..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/pwrite64.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1997.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library.  If not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <endian.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-ssize_t
-__libc_pwrite64 (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, off64_t offset)
-{
-  /* In the ARM EABI, 64-bit values are aligned to even/odd register
-     pairs for syscalls.  */
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite64, fd, buf, count, 0,
-			 __LONG_LONG_PAIR ((off_t) (offset >> 32),
-					   (off_t) (offset & 0xffffffff)));
-}
-
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, __pwrite64)
-libc_hidden_weak (__pwrite64)
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, pwrite64)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/wordsize-32/pwrite.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/wordsize-32/pwrite.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f9f1e0d..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/wordsize-32/pwrite.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2011-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com>, 2011.
-   Based on work contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1997.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library.  If not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <endian.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-ssize_t
-__libc_pwrite (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, off_t offset)
-{
-  assert (sizeof (offset) == 4);
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite64, fd, buf, count, __ALIGNMENT_ARG
-                         __LONG_LONG_PAIR (offset >> 31, offset));
-}
-strong_alias (__libc_pwrite, __pwrite)
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite, pwrite)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/wordsize-32/pwrite64.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/wordsize-32/pwrite64.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 53aaa47..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/wordsize-32/pwrite64.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2011-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com>, 2011.
-   Based on work contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1997.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library.  If not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <endian.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-ssize_t
-__libc_pwrite64 (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, off64_t offset)
-{
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite64, fd, buf, count, __ALIGNMENT_ARG
-                         __LONG_LONG_PAIR ((off_t) (offset >> 32),
-                                           (off_t) (offset & 0xffffffff)));
-}
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, __pwrite64)
-libc_hidden_weak (__pwrite64) weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, pwrite64)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/pwrite.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/pwrite.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 31dea3a..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/pwrite.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1997.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library.  If not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#ifndef NO_SGIDEFS_H
-#include <sgidefs.h>
-#endif
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <endian.h>
-
-#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-#ifdef __NR_pwrite64            /* Newer kernels renamed but it's the same.  */
-# ifdef __NR_pwrite
-#  error "__NR_pwrite and __NR_pwrite64 both defined???"
-# endif
-# define __NR_pwrite __NR_pwrite64
-#endif
-
-
-ssize_t
-__libc_pwrite (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, off_t offset)
-{
-#if _MIPS_SIM != _ABI64
-  assert (sizeof (offset) == 4);
-#endif
-
-#if _MIPS_SIM == _ABIN32 || _MIPS_SIM == _ABI64
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite, fd, buf, count, offset);
-#else
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite, fd, buf, count, 0,
-			 __LONG_LONG_PAIR (offset >> 31, offset));
-#endif
-}
-
-strong_alias (__libc_pwrite, __pwrite)
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite, pwrite)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/pwrite64.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/pwrite64.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 1905c57..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/pwrite64.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Ralf Baechle <ralf@gnu.org>, 1998.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library.  If not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#ifndef NO_SGIDEFS_H
-#include <sgidefs.h>
-#endif
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <endian.h>
-
-#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-#ifdef __NR_pwrite64            /* Newer kernels renamed but it's the same.  */
-# ifdef __NR_pwrite
-#  error "__NR_pwrite and __NR_pwrite64 both defined???"
-# endif
-# define __NR_pwrite __NR_pwrite64
-#endif
-
-
-ssize_t
-__libc_pwrite64 (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, off64_t offset)
-{
-#if _MIPS_SIM == _ABIN32 || _MIPS_SIM == _ABI64
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite, fd, buf, count, offset);
-#else
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite, fd, buf, count, 0,
-			 __LONG_LONG_PAIR ((off_t) (offset >> 32),
-					   (off_t) (offset & 0xffffffff)));
-#endif
-}
-
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, __pwrite64)
-libc_hidden_weak (__pwrite64)
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, pwrite64)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/pwrite.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/pwrite.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 4001b47..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/pwrite.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1997.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-
-ssize_t
-__libc_pwrite (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, off_t offset)
-{
-  /* On PPC32 64bit values are aligned in odd/even register pairs.  */
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite, fd, buf, count, 0, offset >> 31, offset);
-}
-
-strong_alias (__libc_pwrite, __pwrite)
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite, pwrite)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/pwrite64.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/pwrite64.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a513fa..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/pwrite64.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1997.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-
-ssize_t
-__libc_pwrite64 (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, off64_t offset)
-{
-  /* On PPC32 64bit values are aligned in odd/even register pairs.  */
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite, fd, buf, count, 0, (long) (offset >> 32),
-			 (long) offset);
-}
-
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, __pwrite64)
-libc_hidden_weak (__pwrite64)
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, pwrite64)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h
index c12fd7f..9dff4d0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h
@@ -23,17 +23,6 @@
 #include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/sysdep.h>
 #include <tls.h>
 
-/* Some systen calls got renamed over time, but retained the same semantics.
-   Handle them here so they can be catched by both C and assembler stubs in
-   glibc.  */
-
-#ifdef __NR_pwrite64
-# ifdef __NR_pwrite
-#  error "__NR_pwrite and __NR_pwrite64 both defined???"
-# endif
-# define __NR_pwrite __NR_pwrite64
-#endif
-
 /* For Linux we can use the system call table in the header file
 	/usr/include/asm/unistd.h
    of the kernel.  But these symbols do not follow the SYS_* syntax
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h
index c39a0f2..a9c5413 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h
@@ -30,17 +30,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #endif
 
-/* Some systen calls got renamed over time, but retained the same semantics.
-   Handle them here so they can be catched by both C and assembler stubs in
-   glibc.  */
-
-#ifdef __NR_pwrite64
-# ifdef __NR_pwrite
-#  error "__NR_pwrite and __NR_pwrite64 both defined???"
-# endif
-# define __NR_pwrite __NR_pwrite64
-#endif
-
 /* For Linux we can use the system call table in the header file
 	/usr/include/asm/unistd.h
    of the kernel.  But these symbols do not follow the SYS_* syntax
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pwrite.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pwrite.c
index d02862a..ca3014f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pwrite.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pwrite.c
@@ -16,33 +16,22 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <endian.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-
 #include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
 
-#ifdef __NR_pwrite64		/* Newer kernels renamed but it's the same.  */
-# ifdef __NR_pwrite
-#  error "__NR_pwrite and __NR_pwrite64 both defined???"
-# endif
-# define __NR_pwrite __NR_pwrite64
-#endif
+#if __WORDSIZE != 64 || defined (__ASSUME_OFF_DIFF_OFF64)
 
+# ifndef __NR_pwrite
+#  define __NR_pwrite __NR_pwrite64
+# endif
 
 ssize_t
 __libc_pwrite (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, off_t offset)
 {
-  ssize_t result;
-
-  assert (sizeof (offset) == 4);
-  result = SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite, fd, buf, count,
-			   __LONG_LONG_PAIR (offset >> 31, offset));
-
-  return result;
+  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite, fd, buf, count,
+			 __ALIGNMENT_ARG SYSCALL_LL (offset));
 }
 
 strong_alias (__libc_pwrite, __pwrite)
 weak_alias (__libc_pwrite, pwrite)
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pwrite64.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pwrite64.c
index d28e9b9..5a37701 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pwrite64.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pwrite64.c
@@ -16,28 +16,25 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <endian.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-
 #include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
 
-#ifdef __NR_pwrite64		/* Newer kernels renamed but it's the same.  */
-# ifdef __NR_pwrite
-#  error "__NR_pwrite and __NR_pwrite64 both defined???"
-# endif
-# define __NR_pwrite __NR_pwrite64
+#ifndef __NR_pwrite64
+# define __NR_pwrite64 __NR_pwrite
 #endif
 
-
 ssize_t
 __libc_pwrite64 (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, off64_t offset)
 {
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite, fd, buf, count,
-			 __LONG_LONG_PAIR ((off_t) (offset >> 32),
-					   (off_t) (offset & 0xffffffff)));
+  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite64, fd, buf, count,
+			 __ALIGNMENT_ARG SYSCALL_LL64 (offset));
 }
 weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, __pwrite64)
 libc_hidden_weak (__pwrite64)
 weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, pwrite64)
+
+#if __WORDSIZE == 64 && !defined (__ASSUME_OFF_DIFF_OFF64)
+strong_alias (__libc_pwrite64, __libc_pwrite)
+weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, __pwrite)
+weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, pwrite)
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/pwrite.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/pwrite.c
index c27d356..391ed5e 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/pwrite.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/pwrite.c
@@ -16,28 +16,8 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <endian.h>
-
-#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-#ifdef __NR_pwrite64            /* Newer kernels renamed but it's the same.  */
-# ifdef __NR_pwrite
-#  error "__NR_pwrite and __NR_pwrite64 both defined???"
-# endif
-# define __NR_pwrite __NR_pwrite64
-#endif
-
-
-ssize_t
-__libc_pwrite (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, off_t offset)
-{
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite, fd, buf, count, 0,
-			 __LONG_LONG_PAIR (offset >> 31, offset));
-}
-
-strong_alias (__libc_pwrite, __pwrite)
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite, pwrite)
+/* SH4 ABI does not really require argument alignment for 64-bits, but
+   the kernel interface for pwrite adds a dummy long argument before the
+   offset.  */
+#define __ALIGNMENT_ARG
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pwrite.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/pwrite64.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/pwrite64.c
index 7948cef..683a5d9 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/pwrite64.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/pwrite64.c
@@ -16,29 +16,8 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <endian.h>
-
-#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-#ifdef __NR_pwrite64            /* Newer kernels renamed but it's the same.  */
-# ifdef __NR_pwrite
-#  error "__NR_pwrite and __NR_pwrite64 both defined???"
-# endif
-# define __NR_pwrite __NR_pwrite64
-#endif
-
-
-ssize_t
-__libc_pwrite64 (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, off64_t offset)
-{
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (pwrite, fd, buf, count, 0,
-			 __LONG_LONG_PAIR ((off_t) (offset >> 32),
-					   (off_t) (offset & 0xffffffff)));
-}
-
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, __pwrite64)
-libc_hidden_weak (__pwrite64)
-weak_alias (__libc_pwrite64, pwrite64)
+/* SH4 ABI does not really require argument alignment for 64-bits, but
+   the kernel interface for pread adds a dummy long argument before the
+   offset.  */
+#define __ALIGNMENT_ARG
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pwrite64.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/wordsize-64/pwrite64.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/wordsize-64/pwrite64.c
deleted file mode 100644
index b7f298d..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/wordsize-64/pwrite64.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* Empty since the pread syscall is equivalent.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/wordsize-64/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/wordsize-64/syscalls.list
index 7d5f6a5..2eb9419 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/wordsize-64/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/wordsize-64/syscalls.list
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Whee! 64-bit systems naturally implement llseek.
 llseek		EXTRA	lseek		i:iii	__libc_lseek	__lseek lseek __libc_lseek64 __llseek llseek __lseek64 lseek64
 lseek		llseek	-
-pwrite		-	pwrite		Ci:ibni	__libc_pwrite	__libc_pwrite64 __pwrite pwrite __pwrite64 pwrite64
 fstatfs		-	fstatfs		i:ip	__fstatfs	fstatfs fstatfs64 __fstatfs64
 statfs		-	statfs		i:sp	__statfs	statfs statfs64
 mmap		-	mmap		b:aniiii __mmap		mmap __mmap64 mmap64
