diff --git a/src/linux/platform.h b/src/linux/platform.h
index 8fba541d..af955deb 100644
--- a/src/linux/platform.h
+++ b/src/linux/platform.h
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ struct filter;
 #if HAVE_SYS_EVENTFD_H
 # include <sys/eventfd.h>
 #else
+#ifdef DARLING
+# define eventfd(a,b) __linux_syscall_2args(SYS_eventfd, (a), (b))
+#else // !DARLING
 # define eventfd(a,b) syscall(SYS_eventfd, (a), (b))
+#endif
 
   static inline int eventfd_write(int fd, uint64_t val) {
       if (write(fd, &val, sizeof(val)) < (ssize_t) sizeof(val))
@@ -44,7 +48,6 @@ struct filter;
  */
 #ifdef DARLING
 #include <darling/emulation/base.h>
-# define syscall __linux_syscall
 #else
 # define _GNU_SOURCE
 # include <linux/unistd.h>