diff --git a/fs/eventfd.c b/fs/eventfd.c
index 6094265..bd420e6 100644
--- a/fs/eventfd.c
+++ b/fs/eventfd.c
@@ -198,11 +198,14 @@
 	return file;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys_eventfd(unsigned int count)
+asmlinkage long sys_eventfd2(unsigned int count, int flags)
 {
 	int fd;
 	struct eventfd_ctx *ctx;
 
+	if (flags & ~EFD_CLOEXEC)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ctx = kmalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -214,9 +217,15 @@
 	 * When we call this, the initialization must be complete, since
 	 * anon_inode_getfd() will install the fd.
 	 */
-	fd = anon_inode_getfd("[eventfd]", &eventfd_fops, ctx, 0);
+	fd = anon_inode_getfd("[eventfd]", &eventfd_fops, ctx,
+			      flags & O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		kfree(ctx);
 	return fd;
 }
 
+asmlinkage long sys_eventfd(unsigned int count)
+{
+	return sys_eventfd2(count, 0);
+}
+