diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.c b/scripts/recordmcount.c
index 6faf6c654e8f..8c9ffe27a083 100644
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.c
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.c
@@ -33,10 +33,17 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+/*
+ * glibc synced up and added the metag number but didn't add the relocations.
+ * Work around this in a crude manner for now.
+ */
 #ifndef EM_METAG
-/* Remove this when these make it to the standard system elf.h. */
 #define EM_METAG      174
+#endif
+#ifndef R_METAG_ADDR32
 #define R_METAG_ADDR32                   2
+#endif
+#ifndef R_METAG_NONE
 #define R_METAG_NONE                     3
 #endif