diff --git a/arch/arc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/arc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 9a34136d84b2..ac6496527ad6 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define _UAPI_ASM_ARC_UNISTD_H
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_RENAMEAT
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SET_GET_RLIMIT
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 043d17a21342..48355a683e25 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_RENAMEAT
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SET_GET_RLIMIT
 
 #include <asm-generic/unistd.h>
diff --git a/arch/c6x/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/c6x/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 12d73d9d81f5..f67623137853 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/c6x/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_RENAMEAT
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SET_GET_RLIMIT
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 
 /* Use the standard ABI for syscalls. */
diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/h8300/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 7dd20ef7625a..2f98394b77d4 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/h8300/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_NOMMU
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_RENAMEAT
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SET_GET_RLIMIT
 
 #include <asm-generic/unistd.h>
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 21517600432b..52d585c5cdb2 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #define sys_mmap2 sys_mmap_pgoff
 #define __ARCH_WANT_RENAMEAT
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SET_GET_RLIMIT
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
diff --git a/arch/metag/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/metag/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 459b6ec15848..16b5cb32ec21 100644
--- a/arch/metag/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/metag/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_RENAMEAT
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SET_GET_RLIMIT
 
 /* Use the standard ABI for syscalls. */
 #include <asm-generic/unistd.h>
diff --git a/arch/nios2/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/nios2/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 51a32c71ce2b..b0dda4de2bc7 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/nios2/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  #define sys_mmap2 sys_mmap_pgoff
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_RENAMEAT
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SET_GET_RLIMIT
 
 /* Use the standard ABI for syscalls */
 #include <asm-generic/unistd.h>
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/openrisc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 471905bd7745..6812d81b3c6c 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/openrisc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define sys_mmap2 sys_mmap_pgoff
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_RENAMEAT
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SET_GET_RLIMIT
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 
diff --git a/arch/score/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/score/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index d4008c339e89..7ad1bdcb8615 100644
--- a/arch/score/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/score/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #define __ARCH_HAVE_MMU
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_RENAMEAT
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SET_GET_RLIMIT
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYSCALL_NO_AT
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYSCALL_NO_FLAGS
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYSCALL_OFF_T
diff --git a/arch/tile/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/tile/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 24e9187e85a8..cf0505fe4b9c 100644
--- a/arch/tile/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/tile/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_RENAMEAT
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SET_GET_RLIMIT
 #if !defined(__LP64__) || defined(__SYSCALL_COMPAT)
 /* Use the flavor of this syscall that matches the 32-bit API better. */
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYNC_FILE_RANGE2
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/unicore32/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 9cf71c7bedb1..76ece524ab70 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/unicore32/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_RENAMEAT
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SET_GET_RLIMIT
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_UNICORE32_OLDABI
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
index 429dd335def6..ef90d53ac9b6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
+++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
@@ -464,10 +464,15 @@ __SYSCALL(__NR_uname, sys_newuname)
 __SYSCALL(__NR_sethostname, sys_sethostname)
 #define __NR_setdomainname 162
 __SYSCALL(__NR_setdomainname, sys_setdomainname)
+
+#ifdef __ARCH_WANT_SET_GET_RLIMIT
+/* getrlimit and setrlimit are superseded with prlimit64 */
 #define __NR_getrlimit 163
 __SC_COMP(__NR_getrlimit, sys_getrlimit, compat_sys_getrlimit)
 #define __NR_setrlimit 164
 __SC_COMP(__NR_setrlimit, sys_setrlimit, compat_sys_setrlimit)
+#endif
+
 #define __NR_getrusage 165
 __SC_COMP(__NR_getrusage, sys_getrusage, compat_sys_getrusage)
 #define __NR_umask 166
