diff --git a/unix/ioctl.go b/unix/ioctl.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c9aaeb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unix/ioctl.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// +build darwin dragonfly freebsd linux netbsd openbsd solaris
+
+package unix
+
+import "runtime"
+
+// IoctlSetWinsize performs an ioctl on fd with a *Winsize argument.
+//
+// To change fd's window size, the req argument should be TIOCSWINSZ.
+func IoctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
+	// TODO: if we get the chance, remove the req parameter and
+	// hardcode TIOCSWINSZ.
+	err := ioctlSetWinsize(fd, req, value)
+	runtime.KeepAlive(value)
+	return err
+}
+
+// IoctlSetTermios performs an ioctl on fd with a *Termios.
+//
+// The req value will usually be TCSETA or TIOCSETA.
+func IoctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
+	// TODO: if we get the chance, remove the req parameter.
+	err := ioctlSetTermios(fd, req, value)
+	runtime.KeepAlive(value)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/unix/syscall_darwin.go b/unix/syscall_darwin.go
index 79e94767..166ac0b5 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_darwin.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_darwin.go
@@ -313,11 +313,11 @@ func IoctlSetInt(fd int, req uint, value int) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(value))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
+func ioctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
+func ioctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
diff --git a/unix/syscall_dragonfly.go b/unix/syscall_dragonfly.go
index e34abe29..79d125b3 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_dragonfly.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_dragonfly.go
@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@ func IoctlSetInt(fd int, req uint, value int) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(value))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
+func ioctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
+func ioctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
diff --git a/unix/syscall_freebsd.go b/unix/syscall_freebsd.go
index 5561a3eb..063c0312 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_freebsd.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_freebsd.go
@@ -364,11 +364,11 @@ func IoctlSetInt(fd int, req uint, value int) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(value))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
+func ioctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
+func ioctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
diff --git a/unix/syscall_linux.go b/unix/syscall_linux.go
index 690c2c87..3514c1ee 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_linux.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_linux.go
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ func IoctlSetInt(fd int, req uint, value int) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(value))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
+func ioctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
+func ioctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
diff --git a/unix/syscall_netbsd.go b/unix/syscall_netbsd.go
index 369a2be2..71bb0925 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_netbsd.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_netbsd.go
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ func IoctlSetInt(fd int, req uint, value int) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(value))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
+func ioctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
+func ioctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
diff --git a/unix/syscall_openbsd.go b/unix/syscall_openbsd.go
index 9fc9c06a..07e6669c 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_openbsd.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_openbsd.go
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ func IoctlSetInt(fd int, req uint, value int) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(value))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
+func ioctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
+func ioctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) error {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
diff --git a/unix/syscall_solaris.go b/unix/syscall_solaris.go
index a05337d5..53b80782 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_solaris.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_solaris.go
@@ -540,11 +540,11 @@ func IoctlSetInt(fd int, req uint, value int) (err error) {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(value))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) (err error) {
+func ioctlSetWinsize(fd int, req uint, value *Winsize) (err error) {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }
 
-func IoctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) (err error) {
+func ioctlSetTermios(fd int, req uint, value *Termios) (err error) {
 	return ioctl(fd, req, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(value)))
 }