diff --git a/include/bits/statx-generic.h b/include/bits/statx-generic.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21674721b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/bits/statx-generic.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include <io/bits/statx-generic.h>
diff --git a/io/Makefile b/io/Makefile
index f2404db041..7f0a861c56 100644
--- a/io/Makefile
+++ b/io/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ include ../Makeconfig
 headers := sys/stat.h bits/stat.h sys/statfs.h bits/statfs.h sys/vfs.h \
 	   sys/statvfs.h bits/statvfs.h fcntl.h sys/fcntl.h bits/fcntl.h \
 	   poll.h sys/poll.h bits/poll.h bits/fcntl2.h bits/poll2.h \
-	   bits/statx.h utime.h ftw.h fts.h sys/sendfile.h
+	   bits/statx.h bits/statx-generic.h utime.h ftw.h fts.h sys/sendfile.h
 
 routines :=								\
 	utime								\
diff --git a/io/bits/statx-generic.h b/io/bits/statx-generic.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f183eaff49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/bits/statx-generic.h
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/* Generic statx-related definitions and declarations.
+   Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* This interface is based on <linux/stat.h> in Linux.  */
+
+#ifndef _SYS_STAT_H
+# error Never include <bits/statx-generic.h> directly, include <sys/stat.h> instead.
+#endif
+
+#ifndef STATX_TYPE
+struct statx_timestamp
+{
+  __int64_t tv_sec;
+  __uint32_t tv_nsec;
+  __int32_t __statx_timestamp_pad1[1];
+};
+
+/* Warning: The kernel may add additional fields to this struct in the
+   future.  Only use this struct for calling the statx function, not
+   for storing data.  (Expansion will be controlled by the mask
+   argument of the statx function.)  */
+struct statx
+{
+  __uint32_t stx_mask;
+  __uint32_t stx_blksize;
+  __uint64_t stx_attributes;
+  __uint32_t stx_nlink;
+  __uint32_t stx_uid;
+  __uint32_t stx_gid;
+  __uint16_t stx_mode;
+  __uint16_t __statx_pad1[1];
+  __uint64_t stx_ino;
+  __uint64_t stx_size;
+  __uint64_t stx_blocks;
+  __uint64_t stx_attributes_mask;
+  struct statx_timestamp stx_atime;
+  struct statx_timestamp stx_btime;
+  struct statx_timestamp stx_ctime;
+  struct statx_timestamp stx_mtime;
+  __uint32_t stx_rdev_major;
+  __uint32_t stx_rdev_minor;
+  __uint32_t stx_dev_major;
+  __uint32_t stx_dev_minor;
+  __uint64_t __statx_pad2[14];
+};
+
+# define STATX_TYPE 0x0001U
+# define STATX_MODE 0x0002U
+# define STATX_NLINK 0x0004U
+# define STATX_UID 0x0008U
+# define STATX_GID 0x0010U
+# define STATX_ATIME 0x0020U
+# define STATX_MTIME 0x0040U
+# define STATX_CTIME 0x0080U
+# define STATX_INO 0x0100U
+# define STATX_SIZE 0x0200U
+# define STATX_BLOCKS 0x0400U
+# define STATX_BASIC_STATS 0x07ffU
+# define STATX_ALL 0x0fffU
+# define STATX_BTIME 0x0800U
+# define STATX__RESERVED 0x80000000U
+
+# define STATX_ATTR_COMPRESSED 0x0004
+# define STATX_ATTR_IMMUTABLE 0x0010
+# define STATX_ATTR_APPEND 0x0020
+# define STATX_ATTR_NODUMP 0x0040
+# define STATX_ATTR_ENCRYPTED 0x0800
+# define STATX_ATTR_AUTOMOUNT 0x1000
+#endif /* !STATX_TYPE */
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/* Fill *BUF with information about PATH in DIRFD.  */
+int statx (int __dirfd, const char *__restrict __path, int __flags,
+           unsigned int __mask, struct statx *__restrict __buf)
+  __THROW __nonnull ((2, 5));
+
+__END_DECLS
diff --git a/io/bits/statx.h b/io/bits/statx.h
index cff14b2543..b3147bfa8a 100644
--- a/io/bits/statx.h
+++ b/io/bits/statx.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* statx-related definitions and declarations.
+/* statx-related definitions and declarations.  Generic version.
    Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
@@ -19,73 +19,8 @@
 /* This interface is based on <linux/stat.h> in Linux.  */
 
 #ifndef _SYS_STAT_H
-# error Never include <bits/stat.x.h> directly, include <sys/stat.h> instead.
+# error Never include <bits/statx.h> directly, include <sys/stat.h> instead.
 #endif
 
-struct statx_timestamp
-{
-  __int64_t tv_sec;
-  __uint32_t tv_nsec;
-  __int32_t __statx_timestamp_pad1[1];
-};
-
-/* Warning: The kernel may add additional fields to this struct in the
-   future.  Only use this struct for calling the statx function, not
-   for storing data.  (Expansion will be controlled by the mask
-   argument of the statx function.)  */
-struct statx
-{
-  __uint32_t stx_mask;
-  __uint32_t stx_blksize;
-  __uint64_t stx_attributes;
-  __uint32_t stx_nlink;
-  __uint32_t stx_uid;
-  __uint32_t stx_gid;
-  __uint16_t stx_mode;
-  __uint16_t __statx_pad1[1];
-  __uint64_t stx_ino;
-  __uint64_t stx_size;
-  __uint64_t stx_blocks;
-  __uint64_t stx_attributes_mask;
-  struct statx_timestamp stx_atime;
-  struct statx_timestamp stx_btime;
-  struct statx_timestamp stx_ctime;
-  struct statx_timestamp stx_mtime;
-  __uint32_t stx_rdev_major;
-  __uint32_t stx_rdev_minor;
-  __uint32_t stx_dev_major;
-  __uint32_t stx_dev_minor;
-  __uint64_t __statx_pad2[14];
-};
-
-#define STATX_TYPE 0x0001U
-#define STATX_MODE 0x0002U
-#define STATX_NLINK 0x0004U
-#define STATX_UID 0x0008U
-#define STATX_GID 0x0010U
-#define STATX_ATIME 0x0020U
-#define STATX_MTIME 0x0040U
-#define STATX_CTIME 0x0080U
-#define STATX_INO 0x0100U
-#define STATX_SIZE 0x0200U
-#define STATX_BLOCKS 0x0400U
-#define STATX_BASIC_STATS 0x07ffU
-#define STATX_ALL 0x0fffU
-#define STATX_BTIME 0x0800U
-#define STATX__RESERVED 0x80000000U
-
-#define STATX_ATTR_COMPRESSED 0x0004
-#define STATX_ATTR_IMMUTABLE 0x0010
-#define STATX_ATTR_APPEND 0x0020
-#define STATX_ATTR_NODUMP 0x0040
-#define STATX_ATTR_ENCRYPTED 0x0800
-#define STATX_ATTR_AUTOMOUNT 0x1000
-
-__BEGIN_DECLS
-
-/* Fill *BUF with information about PATH in DIRFD.  */
-int statx (int __dirfd, const char *__restrict __path, int __flags,
-           unsigned int __mask, struct statx *__restrict __buf)
-  __THROW __nonnull ((2, 5));
-
-__END_DECLS
+/* Use the generic definitions.  */
+#include <bits/statx-generic.h>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/statx.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/statx.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df782a571d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/statx.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* statx-related definitions and declarations.  Linux version.
+   Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* This interface is based on <linux/stat.h> in Linux.  */
+
+#ifndef _SYS_STAT_H
+# error Never include <bits/statx.h> directly, include <sys/stat.h> instead.
+#endif
+
+/* Use the Linux kernel header if available.  */
+#if __glibc_has_include (<linux/stat.h>)
+# include <linux/stat.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <bits/statx-generic.h>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/statx.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/statx.c
index b99e30dc3e..5d634960a6 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/statx.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/statx.c
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 
 #include "statx_generic.c"
 
+/* Ensure that the kernel headers have not changed the struct size.
+   If this ever happens, it may be necessary to introduce a new symbol
+   version.  */
+_Static_assert (sizeof (struct statx) == 256, "struct statx size changed");
+
 int
 statx (int fd, const char *path, int flags,
        unsigned int mask, struct statx *buf)
