diff --git a/unix/ioctl_zos.go b/unix/ioctl_zos.go
index 5384e7d91..6532f09af 100644
--- a/unix/ioctl_zos.go
+++ b/unix/ioctl_zos.go
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ func IoctlSetInt(fd int, req uint, value int) error {
 func IoctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
 	// TODO: if we get the chance, remove the req parameter and
 	// hardcode TIOCSWINSZ.
-	err := ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
-	runtime.KeepAlive(value)
-	return err
+	return ioctlPtr(fd, req, unsafe.Pointer(value))
 }
 
 // IoctlSetTermios performs an ioctl on fd with a *Termios.
@@ -51,13 +49,13 @@ func IoctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
 // for those, IoctlRetInt should be used instead of this function.
 func IoctlGetInt(fd int, req uint) (int, error) {
 	var value int
-	err := ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&value)))
+	err := ioctlPtr(fd, req, unsafe.Pointer(&value))
 	return value, err
 }
 
 func IoctlGetWinsize(fd int, req uint) (*Winsize, error) {
 	var value Winsize
-	err := ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&value)))
+	err := ioctlPtr(fd, req, unsafe.Pointer(&value))
 	return &value, err
 }
 
diff --git a/unix/mksyscall_aix_ppc.go b/unix/mksyscall_aix_ppc.go
index e3e0dd24f..1fe7d9215 100644
--- a/unix/mksyscall_aix_ppc.go
+++ b/unix/mksyscall_aix_ppc.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func main() {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if funct != "fcntl" && funct != "FcntlInt" && funct != "readlen" && funct != "writelen" {
+			if funct != "fcntl" && funct != "FcntlInt" && funct != "readlen" && funct != "writelen" && funct != "ioctlPtr" {
 				if sysname == "select" {
 					// select is a keyword of Go. Its name is
 					// changed to c_select.
diff --git a/unix/mksyscall_aix_ppc64.go b/unix/mksyscall_aix_ppc64.go
index bfadfd624..b9c656348 100644
--- a/unix/mksyscall_aix_ppc64.go
+++ b/unix/mksyscall_aix_ppc64.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func main() {
 			}
 
 			onlyCommon := false
-			if funct == "readlen" || funct == "writelen" || funct == "FcntlInt" || funct == "FcntlFlock" {
+			if funct == "readlen" || funct == "writelen" || funct == "FcntlInt" || funct == "FcntlFlock" || funct == "ioctlPtr" {
 				// This function call another syscall which is already implemented.
 				// Therefore, the gc and gccgo part must not be generated.
 				onlyCommon = true
diff --git a/unix/mksyscall_solaris.go b/unix/mksyscall_solaris.go
index d5634b1c2..7db8c8a76 100644
--- a/unix/mksyscall_solaris.go
+++ b/unix/mksyscall_solaris.go
@@ -162,12 +162,14 @@ func main() {
 
 			sysname = strings.ToLower(sysname) // All libc functions are lowercase.
 
-			// Runtime import of function to allow cross-platform builds.
-			dynimports += fmt.Sprintf("//go:cgo_import_dynamic libc_%s %s \"%s.so\"\n", sysname, sysname, modname)
-			// Link symbol to proc address variable.
-			linknames += fmt.Sprintf("//go:linkname %s libc_%s\n", sysvarname, sysname)
-			// Library proc address variable.
-			vars = append(vars, sysvarname)
+			if funct != "ioctlPtrRet" {
+				// Runtime import of function to allow cross-platform builds.
+				dynimports += fmt.Sprintf("//go:cgo_import_dynamic libc_%s %s \"%s.so\"\n", sysname, sysname, modname)
+				// Link symbol to proc address variable.
+				linknames += fmt.Sprintf("//go:linkname %s libc_%s\n", sysvarname, sysname)
+				// Library proc address variable.
+				vars = append(vars, sysvarname)
+			}
 
 			// Go function header.
 			outlist := strings.Join(out, ", ")
diff --git a/unix/syscall_darwin.go b/unix/syscall_darwin.go
index 192b071b3..7064d6eba 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_darwin.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_darwin.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ package unix
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"runtime"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
 )
@@ -376,11 +375,10 @@ func Flistxattr(fd int, dest []byte) (sz int, err error) {
 func Kill(pid int, signum syscall.Signal) (err error) { return kill(pid, int(signum), 1) }
 
 //sys	ioctl(fd int, req uint, arg uintptr) (err error)
+//sys	ioctlPtr(fd int, req uint, arg unsafe.Pointer) (err error) = SYS_IOCTL
 
 func IoctlCtlInfo(fd int, ctlInfo *CtlInfo) error {
-	err := ioctl(fd, CTLIOCGINFO, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(ctlInfo)))
-	runtime.KeepAlive(ctlInfo)
-	return err
+	return ioctlPtr(fd, CTLIOCGINFO, unsafe.Pointer(ctlInfo))
 }
 
 // IfreqMTU is struct ifreq used to get or set a network device's MTU.
@@ -394,16 +392,14 @@ type IfreqMTU struct {
 func IoctlGetIfreqMTU(fd int, ifname string) (*IfreqMTU, error) {
 	var ifreq IfreqMTU
 	copy(ifreq.Name[:], ifname)
-	err := ioctl(fd, SIOCGIFMTU, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifreq)))
+	err := ioctlPtr(fd, SIOCGIFMTU, unsafe.Pointer(&ifreq))
 	return &ifreq, err
 }
 
 // IoctlSetIfreqMTU performs the SIOCSIFMTU ioctl operation on fd to set the MTU
 // of the network device specified by ifreq.Name.
 func IoctlSetIfreqMTU(fd int, ifreq *IfreqMTU) error {
-	err := ioctl(fd, SIOCSIFMTU, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(ifreq)))
-	runtime.KeepAlive(ifreq)
-	return err
+	return ioctlPtr(fd, SIOCSIFMTU, unsafe.Pointer(ifreq))
 }
 
 //sys	sysctl(mib []_C_int, old *byte, oldlen *uintptr, new *byte, newlen uintptr) (err error) = SYS_SYSCTL
diff --git a/unix/syscall_dragonfly.go b/unix/syscall_dragonfly.go
index a41111a79..221efc26b 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_dragonfly.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_dragonfly.go
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ func Getfsstat(buf []Statfs_t, flags int) (n int, err error) {
 }
 
 //sys	ioctl(fd int, req uint, arg uintptr) (err error)
+//sys	ioctlPtr(fd int, req uint, arg unsafe.Pointer) (err error) = SYS_IOCTL
 
 //sys	sysctl(mib []_C_int, old *byte, oldlen *uintptr, new *byte, newlen uintptr) (err error) = SYS___SYSCTL
 
diff --git a/unix/syscall_hurd.go b/unix/syscall_hurd.go
index 4ffb64808..381fd4673 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_hurd.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_hurd.go
@@ -20,3 +20,11 @@ func ioctl(fd int, req uint, arg uintptr) (err error) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func ioctlPtr(fd int, req uint, arg unsafe.Pointer) (err error) {
+	r0, er := C.ioctl(C.int(fd), C.ulong(req), C.uintptr_t(uintptr(arg)))
+	if r0 == -1 && er != nil {
+		err = er
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/unix/syscall_netbsd.go b/unix/syscall_netbsd.go
index 35a3ad758..e66865dcc 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_netbsd.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_netbsd.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 package unix
 
 import (
-	"runtime"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
 )
@@ -178,13 +177,13 @@ func sendfile(outfd int, infd int, offset *int64, count int) (written int, err e
 }
 
 //sys	ioctl(fd int, req uint, arg uintptr) (err error)
+//sys	ioctlPtr(fd int, req uint, arg unsafe.Pointer) (err error) = SYS_IOCTL
 
 //sys	sysctl(mib []_C_int, old *byte, oldlen *uintptr, new *byte, newlen uintptr) (err error) = SYS___SYSCTL
 
 func IoctlGetPtmget(fd int, req uint) (*Ptmget, error) {
 	var value Ptmget
-	err := ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&value)))
-	runtime.KeepAlive(value)
+	err := ioctlPtr(fd, req, unsafe.Pointer(&value))
 	return &value, err
 }
 
diff --git a/unix/syscall_openbsd.go b/unix/syscall_openbsd.go
index 9b67b908e..5e9de23ae 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_openbsd.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_openbsd.go
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ func Getfsstat(buf []Statfs_t, flags int) (n int, err error) {
 }
 
 //sys	ioctl(fd int, req uint, arg uintptr) (err error)
+//sys	ioctlPtr(fd int, req uint, arg unsafe.Pointer) (err error) = SYS_IOCTL
 
 //sys	sysctl(mib []_C_int, old *byte, oldlen *uintptr, new *byte, newlen uintptr) (err error) = SYS___SYSCTL
 
diff --git a/unix/syscall_solaris.go b/unix/syscall_solaris.go
index e2243850a..dc1f3d7a6 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_solaris.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_solaris.go
@@ -560,14 +560,12 @@ func ioctlPtr(fd int, req uint, arg unsafe.Pointer) (err error) {
 }
 
 func IoctlSetTermio(fd int, req uint, value *Termio) error {
-	err := ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
-	runtime.KeepAlive(value)
-	return err
+	return ioctlPtr(fd, req, unsafe.Pointer(value))
 }
 
 func IoctlGetTermio(fd int, req uint) (*Termio, error) {
 	var value Termio
-	err := ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&value)))
+	err := ioctlPtr(fd, req, unsafe.Pointer(&value))
 	return &value, err
 }
 
@@ -1090,7 +1088,7 @@ func IoctlSetIntRetInt(fd int, req uint, arg int) (int, error) {
 func IoctlSetString(fd int, req uint, val string) error {
 	bs := make([]byte, len(val)+1)
 	copy(bs[:len(bs)-1], val)
-	err := ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&bs[0])))
+	err := ioctlPtr(fd, req, unsafe.Pointer(&bs[0]))
 	runtime.KeepAlive(&bs[0])
 	return err
 }
@@ -1124,7 +1122,7 @@ func (l *Lifreq) GetLifruUint() uint {
 }
 
 func IoctlLifreq(fd int, req uint, l *Lifreq) error {
-	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(l)))
+	return ioctlPtr(fd, req, unsafe.Pointer(l))
 }
 
 // Strioctl Helpers
@@ -1135,5 +1133,5 @@ func (s *Strioctl) SetInt(i int) {
 }
 
 func IoctlSetStrioctlRetInt(fd int, req uint, s *Strioctl) (int, error) {
-	return ioctlRet(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(s)))
+	return ioctlPtrRet(fd, req, unsafe.Pointer(s))
 }
diff --git a/unix/syscall_zos_s390x.go b/unix/syscall_zos_s390x.go
index 68b2f3e1c..8adcf399b 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_zos_s390x.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_zos_s390x.go
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ func (cmsg *Cmsghdr) SetLen(length int) {
 //sys   mmap(addr uintptr, length uintptr, prot int, flag int, fd int, pos int64) (ret uintptr, err error) = SYS_MMAP
 //sys   munmap(addr uintptr, length uintptr) (err error) = SYS_MUNMAP
 //sys   ioctl(fd int, req uint, arg uintptr) (err error) = SYS_IOCTL
+//sys   ioctlPtr(fd int, req uint, arg unsafe.Pointer) (err error) = SYS_IOCTL
 
 //sys   Access(path string, mode uint32) (err error) = SYS___ACCESS_A
 //sys   Chdir(path string) (err error) = SYS___CHDIR_A
diff --git a/unix/zsyscall_zos_s390x.go b/unix/zsyscall_zos_s390x.go
index f2079457c..07bfe2ef9 100644
--- a/unix/zsyscall_zos_s390x.go
+++ b/unix/zsyscall_zos_s390x.go
@@ -267,6 +267,16 @@ func ioctl(fd int, req uint, arg uintptr) (err error) {
 
 // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT
 
+func ioctlPtr(fd int, req uint, arg unsafe.Pointer) (err error) {
+	_, _, e1 := syscall_syscall(SYS_IOCTL, uintptr(fd), uintptr(req), uintptr(arg))
+	if e1 != 0 {
+		err = errnoErr(e1)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT
+
 func Access(path string, mode uint32) (err error) {
 	var _p0 *byte
 	_p0, err = BytePtrFromString(path)