diff --git a/src/platform.zig b/src/platform.zig
index 2c2b68b97..ea7e18dc7 100644
--- a/src/platform.zig
+++ b/src/platform.zig
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ fn linuxResultAsIsize(rc: usize) isize {
     return @bitCast(rc);
 }
 
+fn linuxResultAsI32(rc: usize) i32 {
+    const e = std.os.linux.errno(rc);
+    if (e != .SUCCESS) {
+        std.c._errno().* = @intFromEnum(e);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 fn linuxResultAsI64(rc: usize) i64 {
     const e = std.os.linux.errno(rc);
     if (e != .SUCCESS) {
@@ -241,6 +250,63 @@ pub fn pfdClose(handle: std.posix.fd_t) void {
     }
 }
 
+// Path-based helpers. All POSIX-only (callers of these helpers already
+// branch to a `std.Io.Dir` path on Windows before reaching here). The
+// `.windows` arms return -1 so compilation succeeds on Windows builds;
+// the helpers themselves are never reached at runtime on Windows.
+pub fn pfdMkdirAt(dirfd: std.posix.fd_t, path: [*:0]const u8, mode: u32) i32 {
+    switch (comptime builtin.os.tag) {
+        .windows => return -1,
+        .linux => return linuxResultAsI32(std.os.linux.mkdirat(dirfd, path, mode)),
+        else => return @intCast(std.c.mkdirat(dirfd, path, @intCast(mode))),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn pfdUnlinkAt(dirfd: std.posix.fd_t, path: [*:0]const u8, flags: u32) i32 {
+    switch (comptime builtin.os.tag) {
+        .windows => return -1,
+        .linux => return linuxResultAsI32(std.os.linux.unlinkat(dirfd, path, flags)),
+        else => return @intCast(std.c.unlinkat(dirfd, path, @intCast(flags))),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn pfdRenameAt(
+    old_dirfd: std.posix.fd_t,
+    old_path: [*:0]const u8,
+    new_dirfd: std.posix.fd_t,
+    new_path: [*:0]const u8,
+) i32 {
+    switch (comptime builtin.os.tag) {
+        .windows => return -1,
+        .linux => return linuxResultAsI32(std.os.linux.renameat(old_dirfd, old_path, new_dirfd, new_path)),
+        else => return @intCast(std.c.renameat(old_dirfd, old_path, new_dirfd, new_path)),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn pfdReadlinkAt(dirfd: std.posix.fd_t, path: [*:0]const u8, buf: []u8) isize {
+    switch (comptime builtin.os.tag) {
+        .windows => return -1,
+        .linux => return linuxResultAsIsize(std.os.linux.readlinkat(dirfd, path, buf.ptr, buf.len)),
+        else => return std.c.readlinkat(dirfd, path, buf.ptr, buf.len),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn pfdDup(fd: std.posix.fd_t) i32 {
+    switch (comptime builtin.os.tag) {
+        .windows => return -1,
+        .linux => {
+            const rc = std.os.linux.dup(fd);
+            const e = std.os.linux.errno(rc);
+            if (e != .SUCCESS) {
+                std.c._errno().* = @intFromEnum(e);
+                return -1;
+            }
+            return @intCast(rc);
+        },
+        else => return @intCast(std.c.dup(fd)),
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn pfdFsync(handle: std.posix.fd_t) i32 {
     switch (comptime builtin.os.tag) {
         .windows => return if (FlushFileBuffers(handle) == windows.BOOL.FALSE) -1 else 0,
diff --git a/src/wasi.zig b/src/wasi.zig
index 9107ebc3d..09cb24d59 100644
--- a/src/wasi.zig
+++ b/src/wasi.zig
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ pub fn path_create_directory(ctx: *anyopaque, _: usize) anyerror!void {
         try pushErrno(vm, .NAMETOOLONG);
         return;
     };
-    if (std.c.mkdirat(host_fd, path_z.ptr, 0o777) != 0) {
+    if (platform.pfdMkdirAt(host_fd, path_z.ptr, 0o777) != 0) {
         try pushErrno(vm, cErrnoToWasi());
         return;
     }
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ pub fn path_remove_directory(ctx: *anyopaque, _: usize) anyerror!void {
         try pushErrno(vm, .NAMETOOLONG);
         return;
     };
-    if (std.c.unlinkat(host_fd, path_z.ptr, @intCast(posix.AT.REMOVEDIR)) != 0) {
+    if (platform.pfdUnlinkAt(host_fd, path_z.ptr, @intCast(posix.AT.REMOVEDIR)) != 0) {
         try pushErrno(vm, cErrnoToWasi());
         return;
     }
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ pub fn path_unlink_file(ctx: *anyopaque, _: usize) anyerror!void {
         try pushErrno(vm, .NAMETOOLONG);
         return;
     };
-    if (std.c.unlinkat(host_fd, path_z.ptr, 0) != 0) {
+    if (platform.pfdUnlinkAt(host_fd, path_z.ptr, 0) != 0) {
         try pushErrno(vm, cErrnoToWasi());
         return;
     }
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ pub fn path_rename(ctx: *anyopaque, _: usize) anyerror!void {
         try pushErrno(vm, .NAMETOOLONG);
         return;
     };
-    if (std.c.renameat(old_host_fd, old_z.ptr, new_host_fd, new_z.ptr) != 0) {
+    if (platform.pfdRenameAt(old_host_fd, old_z.ptr, new_host_fd, new_z.ptr) != 0) {
         try pushErrno(vm, cErrnoToWasi());
         return;
     }
@@ -2053,7 +2053,17 @@ pub fn fd_filestat_set_times(ctx: *anyopaque, _: usize) anyerror!void {
     };
 
     const times = wasiTimesToTimespec(fst_flags, atim_ns, mtim_ns);
-    if (std.c.futimens(host_fd, &times) != 0) {
+    const failed = switch (comptime builtin.os.tag) {
+        .linux => blk: {
+            // utimensat(fd, NULL, times, 0) == futimens(fd, times)
+            const rc = std.os.linux.utimensat(host_fd, null, &times, 0);
+            const e = std.os.linux.errno(rc);
+            if (e != .SUCCESS) std.c._errno().* = @intFromEnum(e);
+            break :blk e != .SUCCESS;
+        },
+        else => std.c.futimens(host_fd, &times) != 0,
+    };
+    if (failed) {
         try pushErrno(vm, cErrnoToWasi());
         return;
     }
@@ -2301,7 +2311,7 @@ pub fn fd_renumber(ctx: *anyopaque, _: usize) anyerror!void {
     // Dup host fd and assign to fd_to slot
     const new_host = blk: {
         if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) unreachable;
-        const rc = std.c.dup(from_host);
+        const rc = platform.pfdDup(from_host);
         if (rc < 0) {
             try pushErrno(vm, cErrnoToWasi());
             return;
@@ -2486,7 +2496,7 @@ pub fn path_readlink(ctx: *anyopaque, _: usize) anyerror!void {
         try pushErrno(vm, .NAMETOOLONG);
         return;
     };
-    const rc = std.c.readlinkat(host_fd, path_z.ptr, buf.ptr, buf.len);
+    const rc = platform.pfdReadlinkAt(host_fd, path_z.ptr, buf);
     if (rc < 0) {
         try pushErrno(vm, cErrnoToWasi());
         return;