diff --git a/lib/syslib/Makefile.in b/lib/syslib/Makefile.in
index 2a4b8b025..0c8584e7d 100644
--- a/lib/syslib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/syslib/Makefile.in
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ libsys_FILES=" \
 	sys_out.c \
 	sys_physcopy.c \
 	sys_safecopy.c \
+	sys_vsafecopy.c \
 	sys_sdevio.c \
 	sys_segctl.c \
 	sys_setalarm.c \
diff --git a/lib/syslib/sys_vsafecopy.c b/lib/syslib/sys_vsafecopy.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..343dd0f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/syslib/sys_vsafecopy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+#include "syslib.h"
+
+#include <minix/safecopies.h>
+
+PUBLIC int sys_vsafecopy(struct vscp_vec *vec, int els)
+{
+/* Vectored variant of sys_safecopy*. */
+
+  message copy_mess;
+
+  copy_mess.VSCP_VEC_ADDR = vec;
+  copy_mess.VSCP_VEC_SIZE = els;
+
+  return(_taskcall(SYSTASK, SYS_VSAFECOPY, &copy_mess));
+
+}
+