diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index e7404ff..02dad48 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -17,44 +17,41 @@
 package terminal // import "golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
 
 import (
-	"syscall"
-	"unsafe"
-
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
 // State contains the state of a terminal.
 type State struct {
-	termios syscall.Termios
+	termios unix.Termios
 }
 
 // IsTerminal returns true if the given file descriptor is a terminal.
 func IsTerminal(fd int) bool {
-	var termios syscall.Termios
-	_, _, err := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_IOCTL, uintptr(fd), ioctlReadTermios, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&termios)), 0, 0, 0)
-	return err == 0
+	_, err := unix.IoctlGetTermios(fd, ioctlReadTermios)
+	return err == nil
 }
 
 // MakeRaw put the terminal connected to the given file descriptor into raw
 // mode and returns the previous state of the terminal so that it can be
 // restored.
 func MakeRaw(fd int) (*State, error) {
-	var oldState State
-	if _, _, err := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_IOCTL, uintptr(fd), ioctlReadTermios, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&oldState.termios)), 0, 0, 0); err != 0 {
+	termios, err := unix.IoctlGetTermios(fd, ioctlReadTermios)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	newState := oldState.termios
+	oldState := State{termios: *termios}
+
 	// This attempts to replicate the behaviour documented for cfmakeraw in
 	// the termios(3) manpage.
-	newState.Iflag &^= syscall.IGNBRK | syscall.BRKINT | syscall.PARMRK | syscall.ISTRIP | syscall.INLCR | syscall.IGNCR | syscall.ICRNL | syscall.IXON
-	newState.Oflag &^= syscall.OPOST
-	newState.Lflag &^= syscall.ECHO | syscall.ECHONL | syscall.ICANON | syscall.ISIG | syscall.IEXTEN
-	newState.Cflag &^= syscall.CSIZE | syscall.PARENB
-	newState.Cflag |= syscall.CS8
-	newState.Cc[unix.VMIN] = 1
-	newState.Cc[unix.VTIME] = 0
-	if _, _, err := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_IOCTL, uintptr(fd), ioctlWriteTermios, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&newState)), 0, 0, 0); err != 0 {
+	termios.Iflag &^= unix.IGNBRK | unix.BRKINT | unix.PARMRK | unix.ISTRIP | unix.INLCR | unix.IGNCR | unix.ICRNL | unix.IXON
+	termios.Oflag &^= unix.OPOST
+	termios.Lflag &^= unix.ECHO | unix.ECHONL | unix.ICANON | unix.ISIG | unix.IEXTEN
+	termios.Cflag &^= unix.CSIZE | unix.PARENB
+	termios.Cflag |= unix.CS8
+	termios.Cc[unix.VMIN] = 1
+	termios.Cc[unix.VTIME] = 0
+	if err := unix.IoctlSetTermios(fd, ioctlWriteTermios, termios); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -64,59 +61,55 @@
 // GetState returns the current state of a terminal which may be useful to
 // restore the terminal after a signal.
 func GetState(fd int) (*State, error) {
-	var oldState State
-	if _, _, err := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_IOCTL, uintptr(fd), ioctlReadTermios, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&oldState.termios)), 0, 0, 0); err != 0 {
+	termios, err := unix.IoctlGetTermios(fd, ioctlReadTermios)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &oldState, nil
+	return &State{termios: *termios}, nil
 }
 
 // Restore restores the terminal connected to the given file descriptor to a
 // previous state.
 func Restore(fd int, state *State) error {
-	if _, _, err := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_IOCTL, uintptr(fd), ioctlWriteTermios, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&state.termios)), 0, 0, 0); err != 0 {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	return unix.IoctlSetTermios(fd, ioctlWriteTermios, &state.termios)
 }
 
 // GetSize returns the dimensions of the given terminal.
 func GetSize(fd int) (width, height int, err error) {
-	var dimensions [4]uint16
-
-	if _, _, err := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_IOCTL, uintptr(fd), uintptr(syscall.TIOCGWINSZ), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&dimensions)), 0, 0, 0); err != 0 {
+	ws, err := unix.IoctlGetWinsize(fd, unix.TIOCGWINSZ)
+	if err != nil {
 		return -1, -1, err
 	}
-	return int(dimensions[1]), int(dimensions[0]), nil
+	return int(ws.Col), int(ws.Row), nil
 }
 
 // passwordReader is an io.Reader that reads from a specific file descriptor.
 type passwordReader int
 
 func (r passwordReader) Read(buf []byte) (int, error) {
-	return syscall.Read(int(r), buf)
+	return unix.Read(int(r), buf)
 }
 
 // ReadPassword reads a line of input from a terminal without local echo.  This
 // is commonly used for inputting passwords and other sensitive data. The slice
 // returned does not include the \n.
 func ReadPassword(fd int) ([]byte, error) {
-	var oldState syscall.Termios
-	if _, _, err := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_IOCTL, uintptr(fd), ioctlReadTermios, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&oldState)), 0, 0, 0); err != 0 {
+	termios, err := unix.IoctlGetTermios(fd, ioctlReadTermios)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	newState := oldState
-	newState.Lflag &^= syscall.ECHO
-	newState.Lflag |= syscall.ICANON | syscall.ISIG
-	newState.Iflag |= syscall.ICRNL
-	if _, _, err := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_IOCTL, uintptr(fd), ioctlWriteTermios, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&newState)), 0, 0, 0); err != 0 {
+	newState := *termios
+	newState.Lflag &^= unix.ECHO
+	newState.Lflag |= unix.ICANON | unix.ISIG
+	newState.Iflag |= unix.ICRNL
+	if err := unix.IoctlSetTermios(fd, ioctlWriteTermios, &newState); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	defer func() {
-		syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_IOCTL, uintptr(fd), ioctlWriteTermios, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&oldState)), 0, 0, 0)
+		unix.IoctlSetTermios(fd, ioctlWriteTermios, termios)
 	}()
 
 	return readPasswordLine(passwordReader(fd))