diff --git a/include/elf.h b/include/elf.h
index c0dc9bb5fd..934dbbd6b3 100644
--- a/include/elf.h
+++ b/include/elf.h
@@ -1483,6 +1483,7 @@ typedef struct elf64_shdr {
 #define ELFOSABI_TRU64          10      /* Compaq TRU64 UNIX.  */
 #define ELFOSABI_MODESTO        11      /* Novell Modesto.  */
 #define ELFOSABI_OPENBSD        12      /* OpenBSD.  */
+#define ELFOSABI_ARM_FDPIC      65      /* ARM FDPIC */
 #define ELFOSABI_ARM            97      /* ARM */
 #define ELFOSABI_STANDALONE     255     /* Standalone (embedded) application */
 
diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index bbe93b03b6..76d7718b3d 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -1681,11 +1681,18 @@ static void zero_bss(abi_ulong elf_bss, abi_ulong last_bss, int prot)
     }
 }
 
+#ifdef TARGET_ARM
+static int elf_is_fdpic(struct elfhdr *exec)
+{
+    return exec->e_ident[EI_OSABI] == ELFOSABI_ARM_FDPIC;
+}
+#else
 /* Default implementation, always false.  */
 static int elf_is_fdpic(struct elfhdr *exec)
 {
     return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 static abi_ulong loader_build_fdpic_loadmap(struct image_info *info, abi_ulong sp)
 {