diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysdep.h
index 664d093c05..0ecc653838 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysdep.h
@@ -57,6 +57,26 @@
 #define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL(...) \
   __INTERNAL_SYSCALL_DISP (__INTERNAL_SYSCALL, __VA_ARGS__)
 
+#define __INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS0(name) \
+  INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS (name, 0)
+#define __INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS1(name, a1) \
+  INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS (name, 1, a1)
+#define __INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS2(name, a1, a2) \
+  INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS (name, 2, a1, a2)
+#define __INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS3(name, a1, a2, a3) \
+  INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS (name, 3, a1, a2, a3)
+#define __INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS4(name, a1, a2, a3, a4) \
+  INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS (name, 4, a1, a2, a3, a4)
+#define __INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS5(name, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) \
+  INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS (name, 5, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5)
+#define __INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS6(name, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6) \
+  INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS (name, 6, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6)
+#define __INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS7(name, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7) \
+  INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS (name, 7, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7)
+
+#define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS_CALL(...) \
+  __INTERNAL_SYSCALL_DISP (__INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS, __VA_ARGS__)
+
 #define __INLINE_SYSCALL0(name) \
   INLINE_SYSCALL (name, 0)
 #define __INLINE_SYSCALL1(name, a1) \
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscall.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscall.c
deleted file mode 100644
index bce8c5fa1d..0000000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscall.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   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
-   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <sysdep.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-
-/* HPPA implements syscall() in 'C'; the assembler version would
-   typically be in syscall.S. Also note that we have INLINE_SYSCALL,
-   INTERNAL_SYSCALL, and all the generated pure assembly syscall wrappers.
-   How often the function is used is unknown. */
-
-long int
-syscall (long int __sysno, ...)
-{
-  /* FIXME: Keep this matching INLINE_SYSCALL for hppa */
-  va_list args;
-  long int arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5;
-  long int __sys_res;
-
-  /* Load varargs */
-  va_start (args, __sysno);
-  arg0 = va_arg (args, long int);
-  arg1 = va_arg (args, long int);
-  arg2 = va_arg (args, long int);
-  arg3 = va_arg (args, long int);
-  arg4 = va_arg (args, long int);
-  arg5 = va_arg (args, long int);
-  va_end (args);
-
-  {
-    LOAD_ARGS_6 (arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5)
-    register unsigned long int __res asm("r28");
-    PIC_REG_DEF
-    LOAD_REGS_6
-    asm volatile (SAVE_ASM_PIC
-		  "	ble  0x100(%%sr2, %%r0)	\n"
-		  "	copy %1, %%r20		\n"
-		  LOAD_ASM_PIC
-		  : "=r" (__res)
-		  : "r" (__sysno) PIC_REG_USE ASM_ARGS_6
-		  : "memory", CALL_CLOB_REGS CLOB_ARGS_6);
-    __sys_res = __res;
-  }
-  if ((unsigned long int) __sys_res >= (unsigned long int) -4095)
-    {
-      __set_errno (-__sys_res);
-      __sys_res = -1;
-    }
-  return __sys_res;
-}
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/syscall.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/syscall.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d87428756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/syscall.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* Indirect system call.  Linux generic implementation.
+   Copyright (C) 1997-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   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
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <sysdep.h>
+
+long int
+syscall (long int number, ...)
+{
+  va_list args;
+
+  va_start (args, number);
+  long int a0 = va_arg (args, long int);
+  long int a1 = va_arg (args, long int);
+  long int a2 = va_arg (args, long int);
+  long int a3 = va_arg (args, long int);
+  long int a4 = va_arg (args, long int);
+  long int a5 = va_arg (args, long int);
+  va_end (args);
+
+  int r = INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS_CALL (number, a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5);
+  if (__glibc_unlikely (INTERNAL_SYSCALL_ERROR_P (r)))
+    {
+      __set_errno (-r);
+      return -1;
+    }
+  return r;
+}
