diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/access.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/access.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e25ee8f686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/access.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+extern int accessx (const char *name, int type, int who);
+
+int
+__access (const char *name, int type)
+{
+  return accessx (name, type, ACC_INVOKER);
+}
+strong_alias (__access, access)