diff --git a/libc/bionic/fgetxattr.cpp b/libc/bionic/fgetxattr.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+ * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+ * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
+ * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/xattr.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+extern "C" ssize_t ___fgetxattr(int, const char*, void*, size_t);
+
+ssize_t fgetxattr(int fd, const char *name, void *value, size_t size) {
+  int saved_errno = errno;
+  ssize_t result = ___fgetxattr(fd, name, value, size);
+
+  if ((result != -1) || (errno != EBADF)) {
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  // fd could be an O_PATH file descriptor, and the kernel
+  // may not directly support fgetxattr() on such a file descriptor.
+  // Use /proc/self/fd instead to emulate this support.
+  int fd_flag = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL);
+  if ((fd_flag == -1) || ((fd_flag & O_PATH) == 0)) {
+    errno = EBADF;
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  char buf[40];
+  snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "/proc/self/fd/%d", fd);
+  errno = saved_errno;
+  return getxattr(buf, name, value, size);
+}