diff --git a/examples/syscall.S b/examples/syscall.S
index 510807b..2af6f48 100644
--- a/examples/syscall.S
+++ b/examples/syscall.S
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@
 #define SYSCALL(name,n) \
 	.globl SYMBOL_NAME(name) ; \
 SYMBOL_NAME_LABEL(name)     		 ; \
-	ret
+	movl    $n, %eax ;\
+	pushl   %ebx; \
+	pushl   %ecx; \
+	int     $0x40 ;\
+
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_I386 */