diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_unix.go b/src/syscall/syscall_unix.go
index 457be311c4..b8b8a7c111 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_unix.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_unix.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (e Errno) Is(target error) bool {
 }
 
 func (e Errno) Temporary() bool {
-	return e == EINTR || e == EMFILE || e.Timeout()
+	return e == EINTR || e == EMFILE || e == ENFILE || e.Timeout()
 }
 
 func (e Errno) Timeout() bool {
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_unix_test.go b/src/syscall/syscall_unix_test.go
index 62109ac3e7..ff47a0c81a 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_unix_test.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_unix_test.go
@@ -384,3 +384,9 @@ func TestSetsockoptString(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("SetsockoptString: did not fail")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestENFILETemporary(t *testing.T) {
+	if !syscall.ENFILE.Temporary() {
+		t.Error("ENFILE is not treated as a temporary error")
+	}
+}