diff --git a/src/unix/bsd/mod.rs b/src/unix/bsd/mod.rs
index 96b0f22a..deddca04 100644
--- a/src/unix/bsd/mod.rs
+++ b/src/unix/bsd/mod.rs
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ extern {
                link_name = "recvmsg$UNIX2003")]
     pub fn recvmsg(fd: ::c_int, msg: *mut ::msghdr, flags: ::c_int)
                    -> ::ssize_t;
+
+    pub fn sync();
 }
 
 cfg_if! {
diff --git a/src/unix/mod.rs b/src/unix/mod.rs
index 07526045..8d794e74 100644
--- a/src/unix/mod.rs
+++ b/src/unix/mod.rs
@@ -853,8 +853,6 @@ extern {
     pub fn posix_openpt(flags: ::c_int) -> ::c_int;
     pub fn ptsname(fd: ::c_int) -> *mut ::c_char;
     pub fn unlockpt(fd: ::c_int) -> ::c_int;
-
-    pub fn sync();
 }
 
 cfg_if! {
diff --git a/src/unix/notbsd/linux/mod.rs b/src/unix/notbsd/linux/mod.rs
index b9375a36..c50c78ae 100644
--- a/src/unix/notbsd/linux/mod.rs
+++ b/src/unix/notbsd/linux/mod.rs
@@ -1001,6 +1001,7 @@ extern {
                     flags: ::c_int) -> ::c_int;
     pub fn recvmmsg(sockfd: ::c_int, msgvec: *mut mmsghdr, vlen: ::c_uint,
                     flags: ::c_int, timeout: *mut ::timespec) -> ::c_int;
+    pub fn sync();
 }
 
 cfg_if! {