diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_netbsd.go b/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_netbsd.go
index 3534c0277b..f45801a92a 100644
--- a/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_netbsd.go
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_netbsd.go
@@ -118,15 +118,12 @@ func ParseDirent(buf []byte, max int, names []string) (consumed int, count int,
 	return origlen - len(buf), count, names
 }
 
-//sysnb pipe2(p *[2]_C_int, flags _C_int) (err error)
+//sysnb pipe() (fd1 int, fd2 int, err error)
 func Pipe(p []int) (err error) {
 	if len(p) != 2 {
 		return EINVAL
 	}
-	var pp [2]_C_int
-	err = pipe2(&pp, 0)
-	p[0] = int(pp[0])
-	p[1] = int(pp[1])
+	p[0], p[1], err = pipe()
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_netbsd_386.go b/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_netbsd_386.go
index 60fbe3cd53..8b00f440af 100644
--- a/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_netbsd_386.go
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_netbsd_386.go
@@ -253,8 +253,10 @@ func fcntl(fd int, cmd int, arg int) (val int, err error) {
 
 // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT
 
-func pipe2(p *[2]_C_int, flags _C_int) (err error) {
-	_, _, e1 := RawSyscall(SYS_PIPE2, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(p)), uintptr(flags), 0)
+func pipe() (fd1 int, fd2 int, err error) {
+	r0, r1, e1 := RawSyscall(SYS_PIPE, 0, 0, 0)
+	fd1 = int(r0)
+	fd2 = int(r1)
 	if e1 != 0 {
 		err = e1
 	}
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_netbsd_amd64.go b/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_netbsd_amd64.go
index 5bf5df88ca..9501c15f9d 100644
--- a/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_netbsd_amd64.go
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_netbsd_amd64.go
@@ -253,8 +253,10 @@ func fcntl(fd int, cmd int, arg int) (val int, err error) {
 
 // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT
 
-func pipe2(p *[2]_C_int, flags _C_int) (err error) {
-	_, _, e1 := RawSyscall(SYS_PIPE2, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(p)), uintptr(flags), 0)
+func pipe() (fd1 int, fd2 int, err error) {
+	r0, r1, e1 := RawSyscall(SYS_PIPE, 0, 0, 0)
+	fd1 = int(r0)
+	fd2 = int(r1)
 	if e1 != 0 {
 		err = e1
 	}