1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/elf/dl-misc.c b/elf/dl-misc.c
index 0894a7216b..86a0c6309d 100644
--- a/elf/dl-misc.c
+++ b/elf/dl-misc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Miscellaneous support functions for dynamic linker
-   Copyright (C) 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ _dl_sysdep_read_whole_file (const char *file, size_t *sizep, int prot)
   int fd = __open (file, O_RDONLY);
   if (fd < 0)
     return NULL;
-  if (__fxstat (_STAT_VER, fd, &st) < 0)
+  if (__fxstat (_STAT_VER, fd, &st) < 0
+      /* No need to map the file if it is empty.  */
+      || st.st_size == 0)
     result = NULL;
   else
     {