diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 67be2951b98a4e..0f59799fa1050f 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -46,10 +46,15 @@
 #endif
 
 static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
-static int load_elf_library(struct file *);
 static unsigned long elf_map(struct file *, unsigned long, struct elf_phdr *,
 				int, int, unsigned long);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_USELIB
+static int load_elf_library(struct file *);
+#else
+#define load_elf_library NULL
+#endif
+
 /*
  * If we don't support core dumping, then supply a NULL so we
  * don't even try.
@@ -1005,6 +1010,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	goto out;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_USELIB
 /* This is really simpleminded and specialized - we are loading an
    a.out library that is given an ELF header. */
 static int load_elf_library(struct file *file)
@@ -1083,6 +1089,7 @@ static int load_elf_library(struct file *file)
 out:
 	return error;
 }
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_USELIB */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ELF_CORE
 /*
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 4f59402fdda541..25dfeba6d55f8c 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static inline void put_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt * fmt)
 	module_put(fmt->module);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_USELIB
 /*
  * Note that a shared library must be both readable and executable due to
  * security reasons.
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(uselib, const char __user *, library)
 out:
   	return error;
 }
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_USELIB */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 /*
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index e45cc62904b3e9..8114a06117e319 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -273,6 +273,16 @@ config FHANDLE
 	  get renamed. Enables open_by_handle_at(2) and name_to_handle_at(2)
 	  syscalls.
 
+config USELIB
+	bool "uselib syscall"
+	default y
+	help
+	  This option enables the uselib syscall, a system call used in the
+	  dynamic linker from libc5 and earlier.  glibc does not use this
+	  system call.  If you intend to run programs built on libc5 or
+	  earlier, you may need to enable this syscall.  Current systems
+	  running glibc can safely disable this.
+
 config AUDIT
 	bool "Auditing support"
 	depends on NET
diff --git a/kernel/sys_ni.c b/kernel/sys_ni.c
index 74395a95b7e96e..bc8d1b74a6b95e 100644
--- a/kernel/sys_ni.c
+++ b/kernel/sys_ni.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ cond_syscall(sys_process_vm_readv);
 cond_syscall(sys_process_vm_writev);
 cond_syscall(compat_sys_process_vm_readv);
 cond_syscall(compat_sys_process_vm_writev);
+cond_syscall(sys_uselib);
 
 /* arch-specific weak syscall entries */
 cond_syscall(sys_pciconfig_read);