diff --git a/src/sys/syscalls/fstatat.c b/src/sys/syscalls/fstatat.c
index 128dee23..229e4784 100644
--- a/src/sys/syscalls/fstatat.c
+++ b/src/sys/syscalls/fstatat.c
@@ -6,15 +6,12 @@
 #include <arch/spinlock.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+// we don't care about flags yet
+
 syscallret syscall_fstatat(int ifd, char* path, stat* st, int flags){
 	syscallret retv;
 	retv.ret = -1;
 
-	if(flags){
-		retv.errno = EINVAL;
-		return retv;
-	}
-
 	if(st > USER_SPACE_END || path > USER_SPACE_END){
 		retv.errno = EFAULT;
 		return retv;