diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/sys.h b/tools/include/nolibc/sys.h
index 28437863c63f..4d4308d5d111 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/sys.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/sys.h
@@ -464,6 +464,23 @@ pid_t getpid(void)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * pid_t getppid(void);
+ */
+
+static __attribute__((unused))
+pid_t sys_getppid(void)
+{
+	return my_syscall0(__NR_getppid);
+}
+
+static __attribute__((unused))
+pid_t getppid(void)
+{
+	return sys_getppid();
+}
+
+
 /*
  * pid_t gettid(void);
  */