--- ./lib/sh/eaccess.c.ORIGIN	2019-03-06 14:27:11 +0100
+++ ./lib/sh/eaccess.c	2019-03-06 14:32:52 +0100
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 #  else		/* HAVE_EACCESS */	/* FreeBSD */
   ret = eaccess (path, mode);	/* XXX -- not always correct for X_OK */
 #  endif	/* HAVE_EACCESS */
-#  if defined (__FreeBSD__) || defined (SOLARIS)
+#  if defined (__FreeBSD__) || defined (SOLARIS) || defined(_AIX)
   if (ret == 0 && current_user.euid == 0 && mode == X_OK)
     return (sh_stataccess (path, mode));
 #  endif	/* __FreeBSD__ || SOLARIS */
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
   if (current_user.uid == current_user.euid && current_user.gid == current_user.egid)
     {
       ret = access (path, mode);
-#if defined (__FreeBSD__) || defined (SOLARIS)
+#if defined (__FreeBSD__) || defined (SOLARIS) || defined(_AIX)
       if (ret == 0 && current_user.euid == 0 && mode == X_OK)
 	return (sh_stataccess (path, mode));
 #endif