diff --git a/legacy/ecore/configure.in b/legacy/ecore/configure.in
index ddb33ea3eb..07233ae533 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/configure.in
+++ b/legacy/ecore/configure.in
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ if test "x$have_ecore_file" = "xyes"; then
             #include <asm/unistd.h>
             #include <linux/inotify.h>
           ],
-          [ int a = IN_MOVE_SELF; void *f = inotify_init(); ],
+          [ int a = __NR_inotify_init; int b = IN_IGNORED; ],
           [
             AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INOTIFY, 1, [ File monitoring with Inotify ])
           ], [
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_inotify.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_inotify.c
index c5330a5542..179e500c15 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_inotify.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_inotify.c
@@ -14,13 +14,20 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
 
-# ifdef HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY
 # include <sys/inotify.h>
 #else
 # include <asm/unistd.h>
 # include <linux/inotify.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY
+static inline int inotify_init(void);
+static inline int inotify_add_watch(int fd, const char *name, __u32 mask);
+static inline int inotify_rm_watch(int fd, __u32 wd);
+#endif
+
+
 typedef struct _Ecore_File_Monitor_Inotify Ecore_File_Monitor_Inotify;
 
 #define ECORE_FILE_MONITOR_INOTIFY(x) ((Ecore_File_Monitor_Inotify *)(x))
@@ -281,6 +288,26 @@ _ecore_file_monitor_inotify_monitor(Ecore_File_Monitor *em, const char *path)
    return 1;
 }
 
+#ifndef HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY
+static inline int
+inotify_init(void)
+{
+   return syscall(__NR_inotify_init);
+}
+
+static inline int
+inotify_add_watch(int fd, const char *name, __u32 mask)
+{
+   return syscall(__NR_inotify_add_watch, fd, name, mask);
+}
+
+static inline int
+inotify_rm_watch(int fd, __u32 wd)
+{
+   return syscall(__NR_inotify_rm_watch, fd, wd);
+}
+#endif
+
 #if 0
 static void
 _ecore_file_monitor_inotify_print(char *file, int mask)