diff --git a/src/lxc/utils.h b/src/lxc/utils.h
index dd81c6264..a07339f73 100644
--- a/src/lxc/utils.h
+++ b/src/lxc/utils.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ static inline int setns(int fd, int nstype)
 {
 #ifdef __NR_setns
 	return syscall(__NR_setns, fd, nstype);
+#elif __NR_set_ns
+	return syscall(__NR_set_ns, fd, nstype);
 #else
 	errno = ENOSYS;
 	return -1;