diff --git a/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/syscall.asm b/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/syscall.asm
index 3b192a8a..292cf9f3 100644
--- a/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/syscall.asm
+++ b/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/syscall.asm
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ extern syscall_fchmod
 extern syscall_fchmodat
 extern syscall_umask
 extern syscall_poll
+extern syscall_nanosleep
 syscalltab:
 dq syscall_print
 dq syscall_mmap
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ dq syscall_fchmod
 dq syscall_fchmodat
 dq syscall_umask
 dq syscall_poll
-syscallcount equ 35
+dq syscall_nanosleep
+syscallcount equ 36
 section .text
 global arch_syscall_entry
 ; on entry:
diff --git a/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/syscalllog.c b/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/syscalllog.c
index 5d2f0a83..6df52584 100644
--- a/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/syscalllog.c
+++ b/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/syscalllog.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ static char *name[] = {
 	"fchmod",
 	"fchmodat",
 	"umask",
-	"poll"
+	"poll",
+	"nanosleep"
 };
 
 static char *args[] = {
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ static char *args[] = {
 	"fd %d mode %o", // fchmod
 	"dirfd %d path %s mode %o flags %d", // fchmodat
 	"mode %o", // umask
-	"fds %p nfds %d timeout %d" // poll
+	"fds %p nfds %d timeout %d", // poll
+	"time %p remaining %p" // nanosleep
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel-src/sys/syscalls/sleep.c b/kernel-src/sys/syscalls/sleep.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fa94c10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel-src/sys/syscalls/sleep.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include <kernel/syscalls.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <kernel/vmm.h>
+#include <kernel/timer.h>
+#include <arch/cpu.h>
+
+static void timeout(context_t *, dpcarg_t arg) {
+	thread_t *thread = arg;
+	sched_wakeup(thread, 0);
+} 
+
+syscallret_t syscall_nanosleep(context_t *, timespec_t *utime, timespec_t *remaining) {
+	syscallret_t ret = {
+		.ret = -1
+	};
+
+	if ((void *)utime > USERSPACE_END || (void *)remaining > USERSPACE_END) {
+		ret.errno = EFAULT;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	timespec_t time = *utime;
+
+	if (time.ns > 999999999 || time.ns < 0) {
+		ret.errno = EINVAL;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	timerentry_t sleepentry;
+	sched_preparesleep(true);
+
+	sched_targetcpu(_cpu());
+	timer_insert(_cpu()->timer, &sleepentry, timeout, _cpu()->thread, time.s * 1000000 + time.ns / 1000, false);
+
+	ret.errno = sched_yield();
+
+	if (ret.errno) {
+		// XXX interruptible wait might break things
+		timer_remove(_cpu()->timer, &sleepentry);
+	}
+
+	sched_targetcpu(NULL);
+
+	ret.ret = 0;
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/patches/mlibc/jinx-working-patch.patch b/patches/mlibc/jinx-working-patch.patch
index ec41d469..b753503d 100644
--- a/patches/mlibc/jinx-working-patch.patch
+++ b/patches/mlibc/jinx-working-patch.patch
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ index 0000000..e5b087a
 +
 diff --git mlibc-workdir/sysdeps/astral/generic/generic.cpp mlibc-workdir/sysdeps/astral/generic/generic.cpp
 new file mode 100644
-index 0000000..d233630
+index 0000000..22db6d2
 --- /dev/null
 +++ mlibc-workdir/sysdeps/astral/generic/generic.cpp
-@@ -0,0 +1,427 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,438 @@
 +#include <bits/ensure.h>
 +#include <mlibc/debug.hpp>
 +#include <mlibc/all-sysdeps.hpp>
@@ -216,6 +216,17 @@ index 0000000..d233630
 +		return 0;
 +	}
 +
++	int sys_sleep(time_t *secs, long *nanos) {
++		struct timespec ts;
++		ts.tv_sec = *secs;
++		ts.tv_nsec = *nanos;
++		long ret;
++		long err = syscall(SYSCALL_NANOSLEEP, &ret, (uintptr_t)&ts, (uintptr_t)&ts);
++		*secs = ts.tv_sec;
++		*nanos = ts.tv_nsec;
++		return err;
++	}
++
 +	int sys_tcgetattr(int fd, struct termios *attr){
 +		int res;
 +		return sys_ioctl(fd, TCGETS, (void *)attr, &res);
@@ -583,10 +594,10 @@ index 0000000..990eca0
 +#endif
 diff --git mlibc-workdir/sysdeps/astral/include/astral/syscall.h mlibc-workdir/sysdeps/astral/include/astral/syscall.h
 new file mode 100644
-index 0000000..d4405b6
+index 0000000..4426771
 --- /dev/null
 +++ mlibc-workdir/sysdeps/astral/include/astral/syscall.h
-@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
 +#ifndef _SYSCALL_H_INCLUDE
 +#define _SYSCALL_H_INCLUDE
 +
@@ -625,6 +636,7 @@ index 0000000..d4405b6
 +#define SYSCALL_FCHMODAT 32
 +#define SYSCALL_UMASK 33
 +#define SYSCALL_POLL 34
++#define SYSCALL_NANOSLEEP 35
 +
 +#include <stddef.h>
 +#include <stdint.h>