diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 47297a5f..c821c4f0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ name = "atty"
 version = "0.2.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
- "libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "termion 1.5.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "winapi 0.3.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
  "iso8601 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "kernel32-sys 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "locale 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "num-traits 0.1.43 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "pad 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "git2 0.9.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "glob 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "lazy_static 1.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "locale 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "natord 1.0.9 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ version = "0.9.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.0.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "libgit2-sys 0.8.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "openssl-sys 0.9.47 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.51"
+version = "0.2.62"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
 [[package]]
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ version = "0.8.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
  "cc 1.0.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "libz-sys 1.0.25 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "pkg-config 0.3.14 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ version = "1.0.25"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
  "cc 1.0.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "pkg-config 0.3.14 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "vcpkg 0.2.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ name = "locale"
 version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
- "libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ name = "num_cpus"
 version = "1.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
- "libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
  "autocfg 0.1.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "cc 1.0.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "openssl-src 111.3.0+1.1.1c (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "pkg-config 0.3.14 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "vcpkg 0.2.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
  "kernel32-sys 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "winapi 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ name = "termion"
 version = "1.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
- "libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "redox_syscall 0.1.54 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "redox_termios 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ name = "users"
 version = "0.9.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
- "libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum iso8601 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "11dc464f8c6f17595d191447c9c6559298b2d023d6f846a4a23ac7ea3c46c477"
 "checksum kernel32-sys 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "7507624b29483431c0ba2d82aece8ca6cdba9382bff4ddd0f7490560c056098d"
 "checksum lazy_static 1.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "bc5729f27f159ddd61f4df6228e827e86643d4d3e7c32183cb30a1c08f604a14"
-"checksum libc 0.2.51 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "bedcc7a809076656486ffe045abeeac163da1b558e963a31e29fbfbeba916917"
+"checksum libc 0.2.62 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "34fcd2c08d2f832f376f4173a231990fa5aef4e99fb569867318a227ef4c06ba"
 "checksum libgit2-sys 0.8.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "941a41e23f77323b8c9d2ee118aec9ee39dfc176078c18b4757d3bad049d9ff7"
 "checksum libz-sys 1.0.25 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "2eb5e43362e38e2bca2fd5f5134c4d4564a23a5c28e9b95411652021a8675ebe"
 "checksum locale 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "5fdbe492a9c0238da900a1165c42fc5067161ce292678a6fe80921f30fe307fd"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e685aebc..6663a18a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ datetime = "0.4.7"
 env_logger = "0.6.1"
 glob = "0.3.0"
 lazy_static = "1.3.0"
-libc = "0.2.51"
+libc = "^0.2.57"
 locale = "0.2.2"
 log = "0.4.6"
 natord = "1.0.9"
diff --git a/src/fs/file.rs b/src/fs/file.rs
index 3a63aaeb..5d866739 100644
--- a/src/fs/file.rs
+++ b/src/fs/file.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use std::fs::{self, metadata};
 use std::io::Error as IOError;
 use std::io::Result as IOResult;
+use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
 use std::os::unix::fs::{MetadataExt, PermissionsExt, FileTypeExt};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::time::{UNIX_EPOCH, Duration};
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@ use fs::dir::Dir;
 use fs::fields as f;
 use options::Misfire;
 
+extern crate libc;
+use libc::{syscall, SYS_statx, statx, STATX_BTIME};
+
 
 /// A **File** is a wrapper around one of Rust's Path objects, along with
 /// associated data about the file.
@@ -343,7 +347,16 @@ impl<'dir> File<'dir> {
 
     /// This file’s created timestamp.
     pub fn created_time(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.metadata.created().unwrap().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap()
+        if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
+            let statx_data = statx_creation_time(&self.path).unwrap();
+            if statx_data.stx_btime.tv_sec < 0 {
+                Duration::from_secs(0)
+            } else {
+                Duration::new(statx_data.stx_btime.tv_sec as u64, statx_data.stx_btime.tv_nsec)
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.metadata.created().unwrap().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap()
+        }
     }
 
     /// This file’s ‘type’.
@@ -474,11 +487,19 @@ impl PlatformMetadata {
             // Call the functions that return a Result to see if it works
             PlatformMetadata::AccessedTime => metadata(temp_dir()).unwrap().accessed(),
             PlatformMetadata::ModifiedTime => metadata(temp_dir()).unwrap().modified(),
-            PlatformMetadata::CreatedTime  => metadata(temp_dir()).unwrap().created(),
+            PlatformMetadata::CreatedTime if cfg!(target_os = "linux") => {
+                if statx_creation_time(&temp_dir()).is_some() {
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+                return Err(Misfire::Unsupported(
+                    "creation time is not available on this platform currently \
+                        (needs Linux >= 4.11)".to_string()));
+            },
+            PlatformMetadata::CreatedTime => metadata(temp_dir()).unwrap().created(),
             // We use the Unix API so we know it’s not available elsewhere
             PlatformMetadata::ChangedTime => {
                 if cfg!(target_family = "unix") {
-                    return Ok(())
+                    return Ok(());
                 } else {
                     return Err(Misfire::Unsupported(
                         // for consistency, this error message similar to the one Rust
@@ -494,6 +515,21 @@ impl PlatformMetadata {
     }
 }
 
+fn statx_creation_time(path: &PathBuf) -> Option<statx> {
+    let mut statx_data: statx = unsafe { std::mem::MaybeUninit::uninit().assume_init() };
+    let path_name = std::ffi::CString::new(path
+        .canonicalize()
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_os_str()
+        .as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    let result = unsafe { syscall(SYS_statx, 0, path_name.as_ptr(), 0, STATX_BTIME, &mut statx_data) };
+    if result == 0 {
+        Some(statx_data)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 
 /// More readable aliases for the permission bits exposed by libc.
 #[allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
diff --git a/src/options/view.rs b/src/options/view.rs
index 23e9a444..4e1d8849 100644
--- a/src/options/view.rs
+++ b/src/options/view.rs
@@ -544,8 +544,6 @@ mod test {
         // Created
         #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
         test!(cr:        TimeTypes <- ["--created"];           Both => Ok(TimeTypes { modified: false, changed: false, accessed: false, created: true  }));
-        #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-        test!(cr:        TimeTypes <- ["--created"];           Both => err Misfire::Unsupported("creation time is not available on this platform currently".to_string()));
         #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
         test!(c:         TimeTypes <- ["-U"];                  Both => Ok(TimeTypes { modified: false, changed: false, accessed: false, created: true  }));
         #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]