diff --git a/src/platform/pal/mod.rs b/src/platform/pal/mod.rs
index ad31680e0b..e9e263d13e 100644
--- a/src/platform/pal/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform/pal/mod.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ pub trait Pal {
     /// Platform implementation of [`fsync()`](crate::header::unistd::fsync) from [`unistd.h`](crate::header::unistd).
     fn fsync(fildes: c_int) -> Result<()>;
 
+    /// Platform implementation of [`syncfs()`](crate::header::unistd::syncfs) from [`unistd.h`](crate::header::unistd).
+    fn syncfs(fd: c_int) -> Result<()> {
+        Self::fsync(fd)
+    }
+
     /// Platform implementation of [`ftruncate()`](crate::header::unistd::ftruncate) from [`unistd.h`](crate::header::unistd).
     fn ftruncate(fildes: c_int, length: off_t) -> Result<()>;