diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5613b62a4f..97f63aa86c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2835,6 +2835,14 @@ config_host_data.set('CONFIG_GETAUXVAL', cc.links(gnu_source_prefix + '''
     return getauxval(AT_HWCAP) == 0;
   }'''))
 
+config_host_data.set('CONFIG_ELF_AUX_INFO', cc.links(gnu_source_prefix + '''
+  #include <sys/auxv.h>
+  int main(void) {
+    unsigned long hwcap = 0;
+    elf_aux_info(AT_HWCAP, &hwcap, sizeof(hwcap));
+    return hwcap;
+  }'''))
+
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_USBFS', have_linux_user and cc.compiles('''
   #include <linux/usbdevice_fs.h>
 
diff --git a/util/cpuinfo-aarch64.c b/util/cpuinfo-aarch64.c
index 8ca775a14b..57468890c3 100644
--- a/util/cpuinfo-aarch64.c
+++ b/util/cpuinfo-aarch64.c
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@
 #  define HWCAP2_BTI 0  /* added in glibc 2.32 */
 # endif
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELF_AUX_INFO
+#include <sys/auxv.h>
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_DARWIN
 # include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #endif
-#ifdef __OpenBSD__
+#if defined(__OpenBSD__) && !defined(CONFIG_ELF_AUX_INFO)
 # include <machine/armreg.h>
 # include <machine/cpu.h>
 # include <sys/types.h>
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ unsigned __attribute__((constructor)) cpuinfo_init(void)
 
     info = CPUINFO_ALWAYS;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
+#if defined(CONFIG_LINUX) || defined(CONFIG_ELF_AUX_INFO)
     unsigned long hwcap = qemu_getauxval(AT_HWCAP);
     info |= (hwcap & HWCAP_ATOMICS ? CPUINFO_LSE : 0);
     info |= (hwcap & HWCAP_USCAT ? CPUINFO_LSE2 : 0);
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ unsigned __attribute__((constructor)) cpuinfo_init(void)
     info |= sysctl_for_bool("hw.optional.arm.FEAT_PMULL") * CPUINFO_PMULL;
     info |= sysctl_for_bool("hw.optional.arm.FEAT_BTI") * CPUINFO_BTI;
 #endif
-#ifdef __OpenBSD__
+#if defined(__OpenBSD__) && !defined(CONFIG_ELF_AUX_INFO)
     int mib[2];
     uint64_t isar0;
     uint64_t pfr1;
diff --git a/util/cpuinfo-ppc.c b/util/cpuinfo-ppc.c
index 1304f9aa80..4d3d3aae0b 100644
--- a/util/cpuinfo-ppc.c
+++ b/util/cpuinfo-ppc.c
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 #  include "elf.h"
 # endif
 #endif
-#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+#if defined(CONFIG_ELF_AUX_INFO)
+# include <sys/auxv.h>
 # include <machine/cpu.h>
 # ifndef PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_3_1
 #  define PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_3_1   0
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ unsigned __attribute__((constructor)) cpuinfo_init(void)
 
     info = CPUINFO_ALWAYS;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_LINUX) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#if defined(CONFIG_LINUX) || defined(CONFIG_ELF_AUX_INFO)
     unsigned long hwcap = qemu_getauxval(AT_HWCAP);
     unsigned long hwcap2 = qemu_getauxval(AT_HWCAP2);
 
diff --git a/util/getauxval.c b/util/getauxval.c
index ad4f6686a8..0735cd8271 100644
--- a/util/getauxval.c
+++ b/util/getauxval.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ unsigned long qemu_getauxval(unsigned long type)
     return 0;
 }
 
-#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ELF_AUX_INFO)
 #include <sys/auxv.h>
 
 unsigned long qemu_getauxval(unsigned long type)