diff --git a/lib/posix/_select.c b/lib/posix/_select.c
index 7d46e6de7..9aeebca2c 100755
--- a/lib/posix/_select.c
+++ b/lib/posix/_select.c
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+#define select _select
+
 #include <lib.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/select.h>
diff --git a/lib/syscall/Makefile.in b/lib/syscall/Makefile.in
index 3bfbf2eb5..debbe2002 100644
--- a/lib/syscall/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/syscall/Makefile.in
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ libc_FILES=" \
 	rewinddir.s \
 	rmdir.s \
 	sbrk.s \
+	select.s \
 	seekdir.s \
 	setgid.s \
 	setsid.s \
diff --git a/lib/syscall/select.s b/lib/syscall/select.s
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4395e5600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/syscall/select.s
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.sect .text
+.extern	__select
+.define	_select
+.align 2
+
+_select:
+	jmp	__select