diff --git a/src/system/libroot/os/fs_info.c b/src/system/libroot/os/fs_info.c
index d9bb11d158..f9adec53b9 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/os/fs_info.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/os/fs_info.c
@@ -12,16 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <errno_private.h>
 #include <syscalls.h>
-
-
-#define RETURN_AND_SET_ERRNO(status) \
-	{ \
-		if (status < 0) { \
-			__set_errno(status); \
-			return -1; \
-		} \
-		return status; \
-	}
+#include <syscall_utils.h>
 
 
 dev_t
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/rlimit.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/rlimit.c
index a5a94dc05f..f02a0f2a67 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/rlimit.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/rlimit.c
@@ -9,14 +9,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include <errno_private.h>
-
-
-#define RETURN_AND_SET_ERRNO(err) \
-	if (err < 0) { \
-		__set_errno(err); \
-		return -1; \
-	} \
-	return err;
+#include <syscall_utils.h>
 
 
 int
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/uio.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/uio.c
index 3f71b4c286..380b33be88 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/uio.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/uio.c
@@ -10,14 +10,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include <errno_private.h>
-
-
-#define RETURN_AND_SET_ERRNO(err) \
-	if (err < 0) { \
-		__set_errno(err); \
-		return -1; \
-	} \
-	return err;
+#include <syscall_utils.h>
 
 
 ssize_t
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/process.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/process.c
index 5714c6ec3b..bc0d928dc6 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/process.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/process.c
@@ -12,14 +12,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include <errno_private.h>
-
-
-#define RETURN_AND_SET_ERRNO(err) \
-	if (err < 0) { \
-		__set_errno(err); \
-		return -1; \
-	} \
-	return err;
+#include <syscall_utils.h>
 
 
 extern thread_id __main_thread_id;
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/truncate.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/truncate.c
index cd5dd152b0..3ef0bb087d 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/truncate.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/unistd/truncate.c
@@ -12,14 +12,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include <errno_private.h>
-
-
-#define RETURN_AND_SET_ERRNO(err) \
-	if (err < 0) { \
-		__set_errno(err); \
-		return -1; \
-	} \
-	return err;
+#include <syscall_utils.h>
 
 
 int
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/utime.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/utime.c
index 5fa8d26402..1fdfd1725d 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/utime.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/utime.c
@@ -13,14 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <errno_private.h>
 #include <syscalls.h>
-
-
-#define RETURN_AND_SET_ERRNO(err) \
-	if (err < 0) { \
-		__set_errno(err); \
-		return -1; \
-	} \
-	return err;
+#include <syscall_utils.h>
 
 
 int