diff --git a/linux-user/aarch64/syscall.h b/linux-user/aarch64/syscall.h
index aef419efeb..18f44a8a40 100644
--- a/linux-user/aarch64/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/aarch64/syscall.h
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "aarch64"
 #define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "3.8.0"
+#define TARGET_CLONE_BACKWARDS