diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf_common.c b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf_common.c
index f9d2dec624e..2a15c5e1e0b 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf_common.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf_common.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ __elfN(powerpc_copyout_auxargs)(struct image_params *imgp, uintptr_t base)
 	Elf_Auxinfo *argarray, *pos;
 	int error;
 
-	if (imgp->proc->p_osrel >= P_OSREL_POWERPC_NEW_AUX_ARGS)
+	if (imgp->proc->p_osrel >= P_OSREL_POWERPC_NEW_AUX_ARGS ||
+	    imgp->proc->p_osrel == 0)
 		return (__elfN(freebsd_copyout_auxargs)(imgp, base));
 
 	args = (Elf_Auxargs *)imgp->auxargs;