diff --git a/elf/Makefile b/elf/Makefile
index 97fa75ff5e..47305d3bde 100644
--- a/elf/Makefile
+++ b/elf/Makefile
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ tests += restest1 preloadtest loadfail multiload origtest resolvfail \
 	 tst-audit19b \
 	 tst-audit20 \
 	 tst-audit21 \
+	 tst-audit22 \
 	 tst-rtld-run-static \
 #	 reldep9
 tests-internal += loadtest unload unload2 circleload1 \
@@ -387,6 +388,7 @@ modules-names = testobj1 testobj2 testobj3 testobj4 testobj5 testobj6 \
 		tst-auditmod20 \
 		tst-auditmod21a \
 		tst-auditmod21b \
+		tst-auditmod22 \
 
 # Most modules build with _ISOMAC defined, but those filtered out
 # depend on internal headers.
@@ -1607,6 +1609,9 @@ $(objpfx)tst-audit21.out: $(objpfx)tst-auditmod21a.so
 $(objpfx)tst-auditmod21a.so: $(objpfx)tst-auditmod21b.so
 tst-audit21-ENV = LD_AUDIT=$(objpfx)tst-auditmod21a.so
 
+$(objpfx)tst-audit22.out: $(objpfx)tst-auditmod22.so
+tst-audit22-ARGS = -- $(host-test-program-cmd)
+
 # tst-sonamemove links against an older implementation of the library.
 LDFLAGS-tst-sonamemove-linkmod1.so = \
   -Wl,--version-script=tst-sonamemove-linkmod1.map \
diff --git a/elf/dl-object.c b/elf/dl-object.c
index f3d637ac27..cb998640ec 100644
--- a/elf/dl-object.c
+++ b/elf/dl-object.c
@@ -59,16 +59,19 @@ _dl_new_object (char *realname, const char *libname, int type,
 {
 #ifdef SHARED
   unsigned int naudit;
-  if (__glibc_unlikely ((mode & __RTLD_OPENEXEC) != 0))
+  if (__glibc_unlikely ((mode & (__RTLD_OPENEXEC | __RTLD_VDSO)) != 0))
     {
-      assert (type == lt_executable);
-      assert (nsid == LM_ID_BASE);
+      if (mode & __RTLD_OPENEXEC)
+	{
+	  assert (type == lt_executable);
+	  assert (nsid == LM_ID_BASE);
 
-      /* Ignore the specified libname for the main executable.  It is
-	 only known with an explicit loader invocation.  */
-      libname = "";
+	  /* Ignore the specified libname for the main executable.  It is
+	     only known with an explicit loader invocation.  */
+	  libname = "";
+	}
 
-      /* We create the map for the executable before we know whether
+      /* We create the map for the executable and vDSO before we know whether
 	 we have auditing libraries and if yes, how many.  Assume the
 	 worst.  */
       naudit = DL_NNS;
diff --git a/elf/rtld.c b/elf/rtld.c
index 0a5e5be6e0..97d3d856dc 100644
--- a/elf/rtld.c
+++ b/elf/rtld.c
@@ -1914,6 +1914,12 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
       assert (i == npreloads);
     }
 
+#ifdef NEED_DL_SYSINFO_DSO
+  /* Now that the audit modules are opened, call la_objopen for the vDSO.  */
+  if (GLRO(dl_sysinfo_map) != NULL)
+    _dl_audit_objopen (GLRO(dl_sysinfo_map), LM_ID_BASE);
+#endif
+
   /* Load all the libraries specified by DT_NEEDED entries.  If LD_PRELOAD
      specified some libraries to load, these are inserted before the actual
      dependencies in the executable's searchlist for symbol resolution.  */
diff --git a/elf/setup-vdso.h b/elf/setup-vdso.h
index 3f20578046..2b013d974a 100644
--- a/elf/setup-vdso.h
+++ b/elf/setup-vdso.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ setup_vdso (struct link_map *main_map __attribute__ ((unused)),
      We just want our data structures to describe it as if we had just
      mapped and relocated it normally.  */
   struct link_map *l = _dl_new_object ((char *) "", "", lt_library, NULL,
-				       0, LM_ID_BASE);
+				       __RTLD_VDSO, LM_ID_BASE);
   if (__glibc_likely (l != NULL))
     {
       l->l_phdr = ((const void *) GLRO(dl_sysinfo_dso)
diff --git a/elf/tst-audit22.c b/elf/tst-audit22.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18fd22a760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elf/tst-audit22.c
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/* Check DTAUDIT and vDSO interaction.
+   Copyright (C) 2021 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
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <support/capture_subprocess.h>
+#include <support/check.h>
+#include <support/xstdio.h>
+#include <support/support.h>
+#include <sys/auxv.h>
+
+static int restart;
+#define CMDLINE_OPTIONS \
+  { "restart", no_argument, &restart, 1 },
+
+static uintptr_t vdso_addr;
+
+static int
+handle_restart (void)
+{
+  fprintf (stderr, "vdso: %p\n", (void*) vdso_addr);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static uintptr_t
+parse_address (const char *str)
+{
+  void *r;
+  TEST_COMPARE (sscanf (str, "%p\n", &r), 1);
+  return (uintptr_t) r;
+}
+
+static inline bool
+startswith (const char *str, const char *pre)
+{
+  size_t lenpre = strlen (pre);
+  size_t lenstr = strlen (str);
+  return lenstr >= lenpre && memcmp (pre, str, lenpre) == 0;
+}
+
+static int
+do_test (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  vdso_addr = getauxval (AT_SYSINFO_EHDR);
+  if (vdso_addr == 0)
+    FAIL_UNSUPPORTED ("getauxval (AT_SYSINFO_EHDR) returned 0");
+
+  /* We must have either:
+     - One our fource parameters left if called initially:
+       + path to ld.so         optional
+       + "--library-path"      optional
+       + the library path      optional
+       + the application name  */
+  if (restart)
+    return handle_restart ();
+
+  char *spargv[9];
+  int i = 0;
+  for (; i < argc - 1; i++)
+    spargv[i] = argv[i + 1];
+  spargv[i++] = (char *) "--direct";
+  spargv[i++] = (char *) "--restart";
+  spargv[i] = NULL;
+
+  setenv ("LD_AUDIT", "tst-auditmod22.so", 0);
+  struct support_capture_subprocess result
+    = support_capture_subprogram (spargv[0], spargv);
+  support_capture_subprocess_check (&result, "tst-audit22", 0, sc_allow_stderr);
+
+  /* The respawned process should always print the vDSO address (otherwise it
+     will fails as unsupported).  However, on some architectures the audit
+     module might see the vDSO with l_addr being 0, meaning a fixed mapping
+     (linux-gate.so).  In this case we don't check its value against
+     AT_SYSINFO_EHDR one.  */
+  uintptr_t vdso_process = 0;
+  bool vdso_audit_found = false;
+  uintptr_t vdso_audit = 0;
+
+  FILE *out = fmemopen (result.err.buffer, result.err.length, "r");
+  TEST_VERIFY (out != NULL);
+  char *buffer = NULL;
+  size_t buffer_length = 0;
+  while (xgetline (&buffer, &buffer_length, out))
+    {
+      if (startswith (buffer, "vdso: "))
+	vdso_process = parse_address (buffer + strlen ("vdso: "));
+      else if (startswith (buffer, "vdso found: "))
+	{
+	  vdso_audit = parse_address (buffer + strlen ("vdso found: "));
+          vdso_audit_found = true;
+	}
+    }
+
+  TEST_COMPARE (vdso_audit_found, true);
+  if (vdso_audit != 0)
+    TEST_COMPARE (vdso_process, vdso_audit);
+
+  free (buffer);
+  xfclose (out);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#define TEST_FUNCTION_ARGV do_test
+#include <support/test-driver.c>
diff --git a/elf/tst-auditmod22.c b/elf/tst-auditmod22.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e05ce8cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elf/tst-auditmod22.c
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* Check DTAUDIT and vDSO interaction.
+   Copyright (C) 2021 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
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <link.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/auxv.h>
+
+static inline bool
+startswith (const char *str, const char *pre)
+{
+  size_t lenpre = strlen (pre);
+  size_t lenstr = strlen (str);
+  return lenstr < lenpre ? false : memcmp (pre, str, lenpre) == 0;
+}
+
+unsigned int
+la_version (unsigned int version)
+{
+  return LAV_CURRENT;
+}
+
+unsigned int
+la_objopen (struct link_map *map, Lmid_t lmid, uintptr_t *cookie)
+{
+  /* The linux-gate.so is placed at a fixed address, thus l_addr being 0,
+     and it might be the value reported as the AT_SYSINFO_EHDR.  */
+  if (map->l_addr == 0 && startswith (map->l_name, "linux-gate.so"))
+    fprintf (stderr, "vdso found: %p\n", NULL);
+  else if (map->l_addr == getauxval (AT_SYSINFO_EHDR))
+    fprintf (stderr, "vdso found: %p\n", (void*) map->l_addr);
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/dlfcn.h b/include/dlfcn.h
index a4c283728f..e73294b0af 100644
--- a/include/dlfcn.h
+++ b/include/dlfcn.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #define __RTLD_AUDIT	0x08000000
 #define __RTLD_SECURE	0x04000000 /* Apply additional security checks.  */
 #define __RTLD_NOIFUNC	0x02000000 /* Suppress calling ifunc functions.  */
+#define __RTLD_VDSO	0x01000000 /* Tell _dl_new_object the object is
+				      system-loaded.  */
 
 #define __LM_ID_CALLER	-2
 
