diff --git a/tasks/libposix/getpid.c b/tasks/libposix/getpid.c
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tasks/libposix/getpid.c
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+
+#include <l4lib/arch/syscalls.h>
+#include <l4lib/arch/syslib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+pid_t getpid(void)
+{
+	return self_tid();
+}