diff --git a/system/syscall_linux_386.go b/system/syscall_linux_386.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fcbf213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/syscall_linux_386.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// +build linux,386
+package system
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// Setuid sets the uid of the calling thread to the specified uid.
+func Setuid(uid int) (err error) {
+	_, _, e1 := syscall.RawSyscall(syscall.SYS_SETUID, uintptr(uid), 0, 0)
+	if e1 != 0 {
+		err = e1
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// Setgid sets the gid of the calling thread to the specified gid.
+func Setgid(gid int) (err error) {
+	_, _, e1 := syscall.RawSyscall(syscall.SYS_SETGID32, uintptr(gid), 0, 0)
+	if e1 != 0 {
+		err = e1
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/system/syscall_linux_amd64.go b/system/syscall_linux_amd64.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a346c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/syscall_linux_amd64.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// +build linux,amd64
+package system
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// Setuid sets the uid of the calling thread to the specified uid.
+func Setuid(uid int) (err error) {
+	_, _, e1 := syscall.RawSyscall(syscall.SYS_SETUID, uintptr(uid), 0, 0)
+	if e1 != 0 {
+		err = e1
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// Setgid sets the gid of the calling thread to the specified gid.
+func Setgid(gid int) (err error) {
+	_, _, e1 := syscall.RawSyscall(syscall.SYS_SETGID, uintptr(gid), 0, 0)
+	if e1 != 0 {
+		err = e1
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/system/syscall_linux_arm.go b/system/syscall_linux_arm.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..faf17995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/syscall_linux_arm.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// +build linux,arm
+package system
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// Setuid sets the uid of the calling thread to the specified uid.
+func Setuid(uid int) (err error) {
+	_, _, e1 := syscall.RawSyscall(syscall.SYS_SETUID, uintptr(uid), 0, 0)
+	if e1 != 0 {
+		err = e1
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// Setgid sets the gid of the calling thread to the specified gid.
+func Setgid(gid int) (err error) {
+	_, _, e1 := syscall.RawSyscall(syscall.SYS_SETGID32, uintptr(gid), 0, 0)
+	if e1 != 0 {
+		err = e1
+	}
+	return
+}