diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a25af78699..da4c28bc89 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-08-11  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
+
+	* elf/dl-misc.c (_dl_sysdep_read_whole_file): We really don't need
+	an atime update for the files we read.
+
 2007-08-10  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
 
 	* shadow/lckpwdf.c (__lckpwdf): Use O_CLOEXEC if possible.
diff --git a/elf/dl-misc.c b/elf/dl-misc.c
index 6da1e2e4aa..41da98d729 100644
--- a/elf/dl-misc.c
+++ b/elf/dl-misc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Miscellaneous support functions for dynamic linker
-   Copyright (C) 1997-2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1997-2004, 2006, 2007 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
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ _dl_sysdep_read_whole_file (const char *file, size_t *sizep, int prot)
 {
   void *result = MAP_FAILED;
   struct stat64 st;
-  int fd = __open (file, O_RDONLY);
+  int oflags = O_RDONLY;
+#ifdef O_NOATIME
+  oflags |= O_NOATIME;
+#endif
+  int fd = __open (file, oflags);
   if (fd >= 0)
     {
       if (__fxstat64 (_STAT_VER, fd, &st) >= 0)