diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/elf.h
index 6d0e2369fe81..935b5e7a1436 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 extern unsigned long randomize_et_dyn(unsigned long base);
 #define ELF_ET_DYN_BASE		(randomize_et_dyn(0x20000000))
 
+#define ELF_CORE_EFLAGS (is_elf2_task() ? 2 : 0)
+
 /*
  * Our registers are always unsigned longs, whether we're a 32 bit
  * process or 64 bit, on either a 64 bit or 32 bit kernel.