diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ee121d7d10..4e29d93658 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2017-05-08  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure.ac (arch_minimum_kernel):
+	Remove.
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure: Regenerated.
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure.ac
+	(arch_minimum_kernel): Remove.
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure: Regenerated.
+	* README: Update statement about Linux kernel requirements.
+
 2017-05-04  Adhemerval Zanella  <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>
 
 	* manual/llio.texi: Add preadv and pwritev documentation.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5558ca31d8..2a1e85108d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ Version 2.26
   be added on next major revision of POSIX, so current support is enabled
   with _GNU_SOURCE.
 
+* The minimum Linux kernel version that this version of the GNU C Library
+  can be used with on i[4567]86 and x86_64 is 3.2.  A Linux 3.2 or later
+  kernel was already required on all other architectures.
+
 Security related changes:
 
 * The DNS stub resolver limits the advertised UDP buffer size to 1200 bytes,
diff --git a/README b/README
index be687c7dc3..c3d17d1378 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ GNU/Hurd support requires out-of-tree patches that will eventually be
 incorporated into an official GNU C Library release.
 
 When working with Linux kernels, this version of the GNU C Library
-requires Linux kernel version 3.2 or later on all architectures except
-i[4567]86 and x86_64, where Linux kernel version 2.6.32 or later
-suffices.
+requires Linux kernel version 3.2 or later.
 
 Also note that the shared version of the libgcc_s library must be
 installed for the pthread library to work correctly.
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure
index ae2c3567c5..0327590486 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # This file is generated from configure.ac by Autoconf.  DO NOT EDIT!
  # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386.
 
-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
-
 # Check if CFLAGS allows compiler to use ebp register in inline assembly.
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if compiler flags allows ebp in inline assembly" >&5
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure.ac b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure.ac
index 1cd632e5c6..9e980784bb 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/configure.ac
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 GLIBC_PROVIDES dnl See aclocal.m4 in the top level source directory.
 # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386.
 
-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
-
 # Check if CFLAGS allows compiler to use ebp register in inline assembly.
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([if compiler flags allows ebp in inline assembly],
                 libc_cv_can_use_register_asm_ebp, [
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure
index 4d3f84567b..9d1a8d271d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # This file is generated from configure.ac by Autoconf.  DO NOT EDIT!
  # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64.
 
-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
-
 test -n "$libc_cv_slibdir" ||
 case "$prefix" in
 /usr | /usr/)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure.ac b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure.ac
index 81114e8b27..8e863b94ad 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 GLIBC_PROVIDES dnl See aclocal.m4 in the top level source directory.
 # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64.
 
-arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.32
-
 LIBC_SLIBDIR_RTLDDIR([lib64], [lib64])