diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/Makefile b/sysdeps/x86_64/Makefile
index 9c8af27300..191cf7f5b0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/Makefile
@@ -181,6 +181,14 @@ $(objpfx)check-dt-x86-64-plt.out: $(common-objpfx)libc.so
        $(evaluate-test)
 generated += check-dt-x86-64-plt.out
 
+tests-special += $(objpfx)check-gnu2-tls.out
+
+$(objpfx)check-gnu2-tls.out: $(common-objpfx)libc.so
+	LC_ALL=C $(READELF) -V -W $< \
+		| sed -ne '/.gnu.version_d/, /.gnu.version_r/ p' \
+		| grep GLIBC_ABI_GNU2_TLS > $@; \
+	$(evaluate-test)
+generated += check-gnu2-tls.out
 endif # $(subdir) == elf
 
 ifeq ($(subdir),csu)
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/Versions b/sysdeps/x86_64/Versions
index 6a989ad3b3..0a759029e5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/Versions
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ libc {
   GLIBC_2.13 {
     __fentry__;
   }
+  GLIBC_ABI_GNU2_TLS {
+    # This symbol is used only for empty version map and will be removed
+    # by scripts/versions.awk.
+    __placeholder_only_for_empty_version_map;
+  }
   GLIBC_ABI_DT_X86_64_PLT {
     # This symbol is used only for empty version map and will be removed
     # by scripts/versions.awk.