diff --git a/src/runtime/env_linux.go b/src/runtime/env_unix.go
similarity index 67%
rename from src/runtime/env_linux.go
rename to src/runtime/env_unix.go
index 2581ab8e..70716204 100644
--- a/src/runtime/env_linux.go
+++ b/src/runtime/env_unix.go
@@ -1,28 +1,40 @@
-//go:build linux
+//go:build linux || darwin
 
 package runtime
 
 // Update the C environment if cgo is loaded.
-// Called from syscall.Setenv.
+// Called from Go 1.20 and above.
 //
-//go:linkname syscall_setenv_c syscall.setenv_c
-func syscall_setenv_c(key string, val string) {
+//go:linkname syscallSetenv syscall.runtimeSetenv
+func syscallSetenv(key, value string) {
 	keydata := cstring(key)
-	valdata := cstring(val)
+	valdata := cstring(value)
 	// ignore any errors
 	libc_setenv(&keydata[0], &valdata[0], 1)
-	return
 }
 
 // Update the C environment if cgo is loaded.
-// Called from syscall.Unsetenv.
+// Called from Go 1.20 and above.
 //
-//go:linkname syscall_unsetenv_c syscall.unsetenv_c
-func syscall_unsetenv_c(key string) {
+//go:linkname syscallUnsetenv syscall.runtimeUnsetenv
+func syscallUnsetenv(key string) {
 	keydata := cstring(key)
 	// ignore any errors
 	libc_unsetenv(&keydata[0])
-	return
+}
+
+// Compatibility with Go 1.19 and below.
+//
+//go:linkname syscall_setenv_c syscall.setenv_c
+func syscall_setenv_c(key string, val string) {
+	syscallSetenv(key, val)
+}
+
+// Compatibility with Go 1.19 and below.
+//
+//go:linkname syscall_unsetenv_c syscall.unsetenv_c
+func syscall_unsetenv_c(key string) {
+	syscallUnsetenv(key)
 }
 
 // cstring converts a Go string to a C string.
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_libc.go b/src/syscall/syscall_libc.go
index 002c9dc3..5c701710 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_libc.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_libc.go
@@ -197,21 +197,12 @@ func Setenv(key, val string) (err error) {
 			return EINVAL
 		}
 	}
-	keydata := cstring(key)
-	valdata := cstring(val)
-	errCode := libc_setenv(&keydata[0], &valdata[0], 1)
-	if errCode != 0 {
-		err = getErrno()
-	}
+	runtimeSetenv(key, val)
 	return
 }
 
 func Unsetenv(key string) (err error) {
-	keydata := cstring(key)
-	errCode := libc_unsetenv(&keydata[0])
-	if errCode != 0 {
-		err = getErrno()
-	}
+	runtimeUnsetenv(key)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -312,6 +303,10 @@ func splitSlice(p []byte) (buf *byte, len uintptr) {
 	return slice.buf, slice.len
 }
 
+// These two functions are provided by the runtime.
+func runtimeSetenv(key, value string)
+func runtimeUnsetenv(key string)
+
 //export strlen
 func libc_strlen(ptr unsafe.Pointer) uintptr
 
@@ -325,16 +320,6 @@ func libc_write(fd int32, buf *byte, count uint) int
 //export getenv
 func libc_getenv(name *byte) *byte
 
-// int setenv(const char *name, const char *val, int replace);
-//
-//export setenv
-func libc_setenv(name *byte, val *byte, replace int32) int32
-
-// int unsetenv(const char *name);
-//
-//export unsetenv
-func libc_unsetenv(name *byte) int32
-
 // ssize_t read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count);
 //
 //export read