diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go b/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go
index f9adecdd5e..ab634a2cbe 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go
@@ -46,11 +46,15 @@ func runtime_exitsyscall()
 // uintptr arguments are pointers, because some values may look like pointers,
 // but not really be pointers, and adjusting their value would break the call.
 //
+// //go:norace, on RawSyscall, to avoid race instrumentation if RawSyscall is
+// called after fork, or from a signal handler.
+//
 // //go:linkname to ensure ABI wrappers are generated for external callers
 // (notably x/sys/unix assembly).
 
 //go:uintptrkeepalive
 //go:nosplit
+//go:norace
 //go:linkname RawSyscall
 func RawSyscall(trap, a1, a2, a3 uintptr) (r1, r2 uintptr, err Errno) {
 	return RawSyscall6(trap, a1, a2, a3, 0, 0, 0)