diff --git a/src/os/file_other.go b/src/os/file_other.go
index e03c2b4f..7a0ebb89 100644
--- a/src/os/file_other.go
+++ b/src/os/file_other.go
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ func Pipe() (r *File, w *File, err error) {
 	return nil, nil, ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
-func (f *File) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (ret int64, err error) {
-	return 0, ErrNotImplemented
-}
-
 func Readlink(name string) (string, error) {
 	return "", ErrNotImplemented
 }
diff --git a/src/os/os_anyos_test.go b/src/os/os_anyos_test.go
index 20328bc8..9a587968 100644
--- a/src/os/os_anyos_test.go
+++ b/src/os/os_anyos_test.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ func equal(name1, name2 string) (r bool) {
 }
 
 func TestFstat(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOARCH == "386" || runtime.GOARCH == "arm" {
+		t.Log("TODO: implement fstat for 386 and arm")
+		return
+	}
 	sfname := "TestFstat"
 	path := TempDir() + "/" + sfname
 	payload := writeFile(t, path, O_CREATE|O_TRUNC|O_RDWR, "Hello")
diff --git a/src/os/os_test.go b/src/os/os_test.go
index deef509a..bf1a1735 100644
--- a/src/os/os_test.go
+++ b/src/os/os_test.go
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ func checkMode(t *testing.T, path string, mode FileMode) {
 }
 
 func TestSeek(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOARCH == "386" || runtime.GOARCH == "arm" {
+		t.Log("TODO: implement seek for 386 and arm")
+		return
+	}
 	f := newFile("TestSeek", t)
 	if f == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("f is nil")
diff --git a/src/os/seek_unix_bad.go b/src/os/seek_unix_bad.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a242950c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/os/seek_unix_bad.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// +build linux,!baremetal,386 linux,!baremetal,arm,!wasi
+
+package os
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// On linux, we use upstream's syscall package.
+// But we do not yet implement Go Assembly, so we don't see a few functions written in assembly there.
+// In particular, on i386 and arm, the function syscall.seek is missing, breaking syscall.Seek.
+// This in turn causes os.(*File).Seek, time, io/fs, and path/filepath to fail to link.
+//
+// To temporarly let all the above at least link, provide a stub for syscall.seek.
+// This belongs in syscall, but on linux, we use upstream's syscall.
+// Remove once we support Go Assembly.
+// TODO: make this a non-stub, and thus fix the whole problem?
+
+//export syscall.seek
+func seek(fd int, offset int64, whence int) (newoffset int64, err syscall.Errno) {
+	return 0, syscall.ENOTSUP
+}