diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index c596871938..daf7ef8435 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include <sys/param.h>
 
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/shm.h>
 
@@ -4667,6 +4668,11 @@ static int elf_core_dump(int signr, const CPUArchState *env)
     init_note_info(&info);
 
     errno = 0;
+
+    if (prctl(PR_GET_DUMPABLE) == 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &dumpsize) == 0 && dumpsize.rlim_cur == 0) {
         return 0;
     }