diff --git a/src/libstd/fs.rs b/src/libstd/fs.rs
index 8933f027a065..fc26dcb32114 100644
--- a/src/libstd/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/fs.rs
@@ -3112,8 +3112,10 @@ fn c<T: Clone>(t: &T) -> T { t.clone() }
 
         #[cfg(windows)]
         let invalid_options = 87; // ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
-        #[cfg(unix)]
+        #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "vxworks")))]
         let invalid_options = "Invalid argument";
+        #[cfg(target_os = "vxworks")]
+        let invalid_options = "invalid argument";
 
         // Test various combinations of creation modes and access modes.
         //