diff --git a/linux-user/alpha/syscall.h b/linux-user/alpha/syscall.h
index 15a0100335..ed13d9a718 100644
--- a/linux-user/alpha/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/alpha/syscall.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 };
 
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "alpha"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 #undef TARGET_EDEADLK
 #define TARGET_EDEADLK		11
diff --git a/linux-user/arm/syscall.h b/linux-user/arm/syscall.h
index 73f29314f6..ce2c2a8ed0 100644
--- a/linux-user/arm/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/arm/syscall.h
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 #else
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "armv5tel"
 #endif
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 #define TARGET_CLONE_BACKWARDS
diff --git a/linux-user/cris/syscall.h b/linux-user/cris/syscall.h
index 832ee64bd8..f5783c0557 100644
--- a/linux-user/cris/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/cris/syscall.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef CRIS_SYSCALL_H
 #define CRIS_SYSCALL_H 1
 
-
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "cris"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 /* pt_regs not only specifices the format in the user-struct during
  * ptrace but is also the frame format used in the kernel prologue/epilogues
diff --git a/linux-user/i386/syscall.h b/linux-user/i386/syscall.h
index 12b8c3b672..9bfc1ad8f7 100644
--- a/linux-user/i386/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/i386/syscall.h
@@ -144,5 +144,6 @@ struct target_vm86plus_struct {
 };
 
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "i686"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 #define TARGET_CLONE_BACKWARDS
diff --git a/linux-user/m68k/syscall.h b/linux-user/m68k/syscall.h
index 26187930db..889eaf7323 100644
--- a/linux-user/m68k/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/m68k/syscall.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
     uint16_t __fill;
 };
 
-
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "m68k"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 void do_m68k_simcall(CPUM68KState *, int);
diff --git a/linux-user/microblaze/syscall.h b/linux-user/microblaze/syscall.h
index d550989d5e..5b5f6b447d 100644
--- a/linux-user/microblaze/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/microblaze/syscall.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef MICROBLAZE_SYSCALLS_H
 #define MICROBLAZE_SYSCALLS_H 1
 
-
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "microblaze"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 /* We use microblaze_reg_t to keep things similar to the kernel sources.  */
 typedef uint32_t microblaze_reg_t;
diff --git a/linux-user/mips/syscall.h b/linux-user/mips/syscall.h
index 9d437d918b..5bc56962a4 100644
--- a/linux-user/mips/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/mips/syscall.h
@@ -225,5 +225,6 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 #define TARGET_QEMU_ESIGRETURN 255
 
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "mips"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 #define TARGET_CLONE_BACKWARDS
diff --git a/linux-user/mips64/syscall.h b/linux-user/mips64/syscall.h
index 1710f766e2..a7f5a5802a 100644
--- a/linux-user/mips64/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/mips64/syscall.h
@@ -222,5 +222,6 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 #define TARGET_QEMU_ESIGRETURN 255
 
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "mips64"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 #define TARGET_CLONE_BACKWARDS
diff --git a/linux-user/openrisc/syscall.h b/linux-user/openrisc/syscall.h
index bdbb577fc3..c3b36da83c 100644
--- a/linux-user/openrisc/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/openrisc/syscall.h
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 };
 
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "openrisc"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
diff --git a/linux-user/ppc/syscall.h b/linux-user/ppc/syscall.h
index ba36acbc33..6514c637a5 100644
--- a/linux-user/ppc/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/ppc/syscall.h
@@ -62,5 +62,6 @@ struct target_revectored_struct {
 #else
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "ppc"
 #endif
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 #define TARGET_CLONE_BACKWARDS
diff --git a/linux-user/s390x/syscall.h b/linux-user/s390x/syscall.h
index e5ce30b667..aaad512d4d 100644
--- a/linux-user/s390x/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/s390x/syscall.h
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 };
 
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "s390x"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 #define TARGET_CLONE_BACKWARDS2
diff --git a/linux-user/sh4/syscall.h b/linux-user/sh4/syscall.h
index 014bf58fc3..ccd2216e38 100644
--- a/linux-user/sh4/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/sh4/syscall.h
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 };
 
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "sh4"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
diff --git a/linux-user/sparc/syscall.h b/linux-user/sparc/syscall.h
index 4cd64bf41d..9549ea0a2f 100644
--- a/linux-user/sparc/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/sparc/syscall.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 };
 
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "sun4"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 /* SPARC kernels don't define this in their Kconfig, but they have the
  * same ABI as if they did, implemented by sparc-specific code which fishes
diff --git a/linux-user/sparc64/syscall.h b/linux-user/sparc64/syscall.h
index e60bf311c0..82b1680cb6 100644
--- a/linux-user/sparc64/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/sparc64/syscall.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 };
 
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "sun4u"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 /* SPARC kernels don't define this in their Kconfig, but they have the
  * same ABI as if they did, implemented by sparc-specific code which fishes
diff --git a/linux-user/unicore32/syscall.h b/linux-user/unicore32/syscall.h
index 010cdd896e..f7e55254cf 100644
--- a/linux-user/unicore32/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/unicore32/syscall.h
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 #define UC32_SYSCALL_NR_set_tls         (UC32_SYSCALL_ARCH_BASE + 5)
 
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "UniCore-II"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 #endif /* __UC32_SYSCALL_H__ */
diff --git a/linux-user/x86_64/syscall.h b/linux-user/x86_64/syscall.h
index 81314cfae6..e03b5a0cfc 100644
--- a/linux-user/x86_64/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/x86_64/syscall.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct target_msqid64_ds {
 };
 
 #define UNAME_MACHINE "x86_64"
+#define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 
 #define TARGET_ARCH_SET_GS 0x1001
 #define TARGET_ARCH_SET_FS 0x1002