diff --git a/helper/chroot/chroot_posix.go b/helper/chroot/chroot_posix.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04e8eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper/chroot/chroot_posix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//go:build !plan9 && !windows && !wasm
+
+package chroot
+
+type FileDescriptor interface {
+	Fd() (uintptr, bool)
+}
+
+// Fd exposes the underlying [os.File.Fd] func, which returns the
+// system file descriptor or handle referencing the open file.
+// If the underlying Filesystem does not expose this func,
+// the return will always be (0, false).
+func (f *file) Fd() (uintptr, bool) {
+	fd, ok := f.File.(FileDescriptor)
+	if ok {
+		return fd.Fd()
+	}
+	return 0, false
+}
diff --git a/osfs/os_posix.go b/osfs/os_posix.go
index c89509e..65a6bc9 100644
--- a/osfs/os_posix.go
+++ b/osfs/os_posix.go
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ func (f *file) Lock() error {
 	f.m.Lock()
 	defer f.m.Unlock()
 
-	return unix.Flock(int(f.Fd()), unix.LOCK_EX)
+	return unix.Flock(int(f.File.Fd()), unix.LOCK_EX)
 }
 
 func (f *file) Unlock() error {
 	f.m.Lock()
 	defer f.m.Unlock()
 
-	return unix.Flock(int(f.Fd()), unix.LOCK_UN)
+	return unix.Flock(int(f.File.Fd()), unix.LOCK_UN)
 }
 
 func (f *file) Sync() error {
@@ -39,3 +39,9 @@ func umask(m int) func() {
 		syscall.Umask(old)
 	}
 }
+
+// Fd exposes the underlying [os.File.Fd] func, which returns the
+// system file descriptor or handle referencing the open file.
+func (f *file) Fd() (uintptr, bool) {
+	return f.File.Fd(), true
+}