diff --git a/unix/syscall_linux.go b/unix/syscall_linux.go
index 2839435e..c16108a9 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_linux.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_linux.go
@@ -168,27 +168,7 @@ func Utimes(path string, tv []Timeval) error {
 //sys	utimensat(dirfd int, path string, times *[2]Timespec, flags int) (err error)
 
 func UtimesNano(path string, ts []Timespec) error {
-	if ts == nil {
-		err := utimensat(AT_FDCWD, path, nil, 0)
-		if err != ENOSYS {
-			return err
-		}
-		return utimes(path, nil)
-	}
-	if len(ts) != 2 {
-		return EINVAL
-	}
-	err := utimensat(AT_FDCWD, path, (*[2]Timespec)(unsafe.Pointer(&ts[0])), 0)
-	if err != ENOSYS {
-		return err
-	}
-	// If the utimensat syscall isn't available (utimensat was added to Linux
-	// in 2.6.22, Released, 8 July 2007) then fall back to utimes
-	var tv [2]Timeval
-	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
-		tv[i] = NsecToTimeval(TimespecToNsec(ts[i]))
-	}
-	return utimes(path, (*[2]Timeval)(unsafe.Pointer(&tv[0])))
+	return UtimesNanoAt(AT_FDCWD, path, ts, 0)
 }
 
 func UtimesNanoAt(dirfd int, path string, ts []Timespec, flags int) error {