diff --git a/src/unix/linux/syscalls.c b/src/unix/linux/syscalls.c
index a99a6da8..6536215b 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux/syscalls.c
+++ b/src/unix/linux/syscalls.c
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ int uv__eventfd2(unsigned int count, int flags) {
 }
 
 
-int uv__epoll_create(void) {
+int uv__epoll_create(int size) {
 #if __NR_epoll_create
-  return syscall(__NR_epoll_create);
+  return syscall(__NR_epoll_create, size);
 #else
   return errno = ENOSYS, -1;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/unix/linux/syscalls.h b/src/unix/linux/syscalls.h
index 527d8c57..71edde9c 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/src/unix/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct uv__mmsghdr {
 
 int uv__accept4(int fd, struct sockaddr* addr, socklen_t* addrlen, int flags);
 int uv__eventfd(unsigned int count);
-int uv__epoll_create(void);
+int uv__epoll_create(int size);
 int uv__epoll_create1(int flags);
 int uv__epoll_ctl(int epfd, int op, int fd, struct uv__epoll_event *ev);
 int uv__epoll_wait(int epfd,