diff --git a/Makefile.config b/Makefile.config
index ce4b8d844..26d581bfa 100644
--- a/Makefile.config
+++ b/Makefile.config
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(call try-cc,$(SETPROCTITLE_INIT_TEST),-lbsd),y)
 	$(Q) @echo '#define CONFIG_HAS_SETPROCTITLE_INIT' >> $@
 endif
+ifeq ($(call try-cc,$(MEMFD_TEST),),y)
+	$(Q) @echo '#define CONFIG_HAS_MEMFD' >> $@
+endif
 ifeq ($(piegen-y),y)
 	$(Q) @echo '#define CONFIG_PIEGEN' >> $@
 endif
diff --git a/scripts/feature-tests.mak b/scripts/feature-tests.mak
index 519eb5269..9a491de45 100644
--- a/scripts/feature-tests.mak
+++ b/scripts/feature-tests.mak
@@ -92,3 +92,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
 }
 
 endef
+
+define MEMFD_TEST
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+#ifdef __NR_memfd_create
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+endef