diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/pread64.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/pread64.c
index 428fc63321..1a88a7caa7 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/pread64.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/pread64.c
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ __pread64 (int fd, void *buf, size_t len, off64_t off)
 {
   return kpread (fd, buf, len, off);
 }
+weak_alias (__pread64, pread64)