diff --git a/std/os/bits/linux.zig b/std/os/bits/linux.zig
index 0617378da9f50d1a1751a5b3de3b8c247b3666e2..cd8a3cbca13ea0463c308cbc653041f45ae5c3dd 100644
--- a/std/os/bits/linux.zig
+++ b/std/os/bits/linux.zig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub const STDOUT_FILENO = 1;
 pub const STDERR_FILENO = 2;
 
 /// Special value used to indicate openat should use the current working directory
-pub const AT_FDCWD = 100;
+pub const AT_FDCWD = -100;
 
 /// Do not follow symbolic links
 pub const AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW = 0x100;