diff --git a/unix/syscall_linux_amd64.go b/unix/syscall_linux_amd64.go
index 5247d9f9..912b4200 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_linux_amd64.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_linux_amd64.go
@@ -20,7 +20,17 @@ package unix
 //sysnb	Getgid() (gid int)
 //sysnb	Getrlimit(resource int, rlim *Rlimit) (err error)
 //sysnb	Getuid() (uid int)
-//sysnb	InotifyInit() (fd int, err error)
+//sysnb	inotifyInit() (fd int, err error)
+
+func InotifyInit() (fd int, err error) {
+	// First try inotify_init1, because Android's seccomp policy blocks the latter.
+	fd, err = InotifyInit1(0)
+	if err == ENOSYS {
+		fd, err = inotifyInit()
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 //sys	Ioperm(from int, num int, on int) (err error)
 //sys	Iopl(level int) (err error)
 //sys	Lchown(path string, uid int, gid int) (err error)
diff --git a/unix/zsyscall_linux_amd64.go b/unix/zsyscall_linux_amd64.go
index 5e3abfc1..41010d6a 100644
--- a/unix/zsyscall_linux_amd64.go
+++ b/unix/zsyscall_linux_amd64.go
@@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@ func Getuid() (uid int) {
 
 // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT
 
-func InotifyInit() (fd int, err error) {
+func inotifyInit() (fd int, err error) {
 	r0, _, e1 := RawSyscall(SYS_INOTIFY_INIT, 0, 0, 0)
 	fd = int(r0)
 	if e1 != 0 {