diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs
index 14e8f06b303..d1bd1f6d0eb 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ use libc::c_char;
 use libc::dirfd;
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "emscripten"))]
 use libc::fstatat64;
+#[cfg(any(
+    target_os = "solaris",
+    target_os = "fuchsia",
+    target_os = "redox",
+    target_os = "illumos"
+))]
+use libc::readdir as readdir64;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+use libc::readdir64;
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "emscripten", target_os = "l4re"))]
+use libc::readdir64_r;
 #[cfg(not(any(
     target_os = "linux",
     target_os = "emscripten",
@@ -60,9 +71,7 @@ use libc::{
     lstat as lstat64, off_t as off64_t, open as open64, stat as stat64,
 };
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "emscripten", target_os = "l4re"))]
-use libc::{
-    dirent64, fstat64, ftruncate64, lseek64, lstat64, off64_t, open64, readdir64_r, stat64,
-};
+use libc::{dirent64, fstat64, ftruncate64, lseek64, lstat64, off64_t, open64, stat64};
 
 pub use crate::sys_common::fs::try_exists;
 
@@ -202,6 +211,7 @@ struct InnerReadDir {
 pub struct ReadDir {
     inner: Arc<InnerReadDir>,
     #[cfg(not(any(
+        target_os = "linux",
         target_os = "solaris",
         target_os = "illumos",
         target_os = "fuchsia",
@@ -218,11 +228,11 @@ unsafe impl Sync for Dir {}
 pub struct DirEntry {
     entry: dirent64,
     dir: Arc<InnerReadDir>,
-    // We need to store an owned copy of the entry name
-    // on Solaris and Fuchsia because a) it uses a zero-length
-    // array to store the name, b) its lifetime between readdir
-    // calls is not guaranteed.
+    // We need to store an owned copy of the entry name on platforms that use
+    // readdir() (not readdir_r()), because a) struct dirent may use a flexible
+    // array to store the name, b) it lives only until the next readdir() call.
     #[cfg(any(
+        target_os = "linux",
         target_os = "solaris",
         target_os = "illumos",
         target_os = "fuchsia",
@@ -449,6 +459,7 @@ impl Iterator for ReadDir {
     type Item = io::Result<DirEntry>;
 
     #[cfg(any(
+        target_os = "linux",
         target_os = "solaris",
         target_os = "fuchsia",
         target_os = "redox",
@@ -457,12 +468,13 @@ impl Iterator for ReadDir {
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<io::Result<DirEntry>> {
         unsafe {
             loop {
-                // Although readdir_r(3) would be a correct function to use here because
-                // of the thread safety, on Illumos and Fuchsia the readdir(3C) function
-                // is safe to use in threaded applications and it is generally preferred
-                // over the readdir_r(3C) function.
+                // As of POSIX.1-2017, readdir() is not required to be thread safe; only
+                // readdir_r() is. However, readdir_r() cannot correctly handle platforms
+                // with unlimited or variable NAME_MAX.  Many modern platforms guarantee
+                // thread safety for readdir() as long an individual DIR* is not accessed
+                // concurrently, which is sufficient for Rust.
                 super::os::set_errno(0);
-                let entry_ptr = libc::readdir(self.inner.dirp.0);
+                let entry_ptr = readdir64(self.inner.dirp.0);
                 if entry_ptr.is_null() {
                     // null can mean either the end is reached or an error occurred.
                     // So we had to clear errno beforehand to check for an error now.
@@ -486,6 +498,7 @@ impl Iterator for ReadDir {
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(any(
+        target_os = "linux",
         target_os = "solaris",
         target_os = "fuchsia",
         target_os = "redox",
@@ -652,6 +665,7 @@ impl DirEntry {
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(any(
+        target_os = "linux",
         target_os = "solaris",
         target_os = "illumos",
         target_os = "fuchsia",
@@ -661,6 +675,7 @@ impl DirEntry {
         unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(self.entry.d_name.as_ptr()) }
     }
     #[cfg(any(
+        target_os = "linux",
         target_os = "solaris",
         target_os = "illumos",
         target_os = "fuchsia",
@@ -1071,6 +1086,7 @@ pub fn readdir(p: &Path) -> io::Result<ReadDir> {
             Ok(ReadDir {
                 inner: Arc::new(inner),
                 #[cfg(not(any(
+                    target_os = "linux",
                     target_os = "solaris",
                     target_os = "illumos",
                     target_os = "fuchsia",
@@ -1606,6 +1622,7 @@ mod remove_dir_impl {
             ReadDir {
                 inner: Arc::new(InnerReadDir { dirp, root: dummy_root }),
                 #[cfg(not(any(
+                    target_os = "linux",
                     target_os = "solaris",
                     target_os = "illumos",
                     target_os = "fuchsia",
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/os.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/os.rs
index 8a028d99306..7466c77356c 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/os.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/os.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub fn errno() -> i32 {
 }
 
 /// Sets the platform-specific value of errno
-#[cfg(all(not(target_os = "linux"), not(target_os = "dragonfly"), not(target_os = "vxworks")))] // needed for readdir and syscall!
+#[cfg(all(not(target_os = "dragonfly"), not(target_os = "vxworks")))] // needed for readdir and syscall!
 #[allow(dead_code)] // but not all target cfgs actually end up using it
 pub fn set_errno(e: i32) {
     unsafe { *errno_location() = e as c_int }