diff --git a/src/unix/fs.c b/src/unix/fs.c
index 27055d680..fc4edbb29 100644
--- a/src/unix/fs.c
+++ b/src/unix/fs.c
@@ -416,10 +416,17 @@ int uv_fs_chmod(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_fs_t* req, const char* path, int mode,
 }
 
 
+static int _utime(const char* path, double atime, double mtime) {
+  struct utimbuf buf;
+  buf.actime = atime;
+  buf.modtime = mtime;
+  return utime(path, &buf);
+}
+
+
 int uv_fs_utime(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_fs_t* req, const char* path, double atime,
     double mtime, uv_fs_cb cb) {
-  assert(0 && "implement me");
-  return -1;
+  WRAP_EIO(UV_FS_UTIME, eio_utime, _utime, ARGS3(path, atime, mtime))
 }