diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/syscall.h
index d98e0303917d..6969956d3f93 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/syscall.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/syscall.h
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_SYSCALL_H
 #define _ASM_SYSCALL_H
 
+#include <uapi/linux/audit.h>
+
+static inline int syscall_get_arch(void)
+{
+	return AUDIT_ARCH_XTENSA;
+}
+
 struct pt_regs;
 
 asmlinkage long xtensa_rt_sigreturn(struct pt_regs*);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
index 818ae690ab79..9e67fd359d58 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ enum {
 #define AUDIT_ARCH_TILEGX32	(EM_TILEGX|__AUDIT_ARCH_LE)
 #define AUDIT_ARCH_TILEPRO	(EM_TILEPRO|__AUDIT_ARCH_LE)
 #define AUDIT_ARCH_X86_64	(EM_X86_64|__AUDIT_ARCH_64BIT|__AUDIT_ARCH_LE)
+#define AUDIT_ARCH_XTENSA	(EM_XTENSA)
 
 #define AUDIT_PERM_EXEC		1
 #define AUDIT_PERM_WRITE	2