diff --git a/src/base/files/scoped_file_linux.cc b/src/base/files/scoped_file_linux.cc
index 26bc18e62a..d5a6bedb87 100644
--- a/src/base/files/scoped_file_linux.cc
+++ b/src/base/files/scoped_file_linux.cc
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ bool IsFDOwned(int fd) {
 
 extern "C" {
 
+#if !defined(__UCLIBC__)
 int __close(int);
 
 __attribute__((visibility("default"), noinline)) int close(int fd) {
@@ -87,5 +88,6 @@ __attribute__((visibility("default"), noinline)) int close(int fd) {
     CrashOnFdOwnershipViolation();
   return __close(fd);
 }
+#endif
 
 }  // extern "C"