diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/elf.h
index 087c22f1d3681328ffef059283d7b8d78ae9bc48..d6b4a12cdeff3fccddd0c4691442f5e33fdf0963 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ do {								\
 #else 
 # define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
   set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
+# define elf_read_implies_exec(ex, exec_stk) (exec_stk != EXSTACK_DISABLE_X)
 #endif /* __powerpc64__ */
 
 extern int dcache_bsize;