diff --git a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
index b75dbf40f57..112533d5fc0 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
@@ -1399,6 +1399,13 @@ static void deprecated_sysctl_warning(const int *name, int nlen)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	/*
+	 * CTL_KERN/KERN_VERSION is used by older glibc and cannot
+	 * ever go away.
+	 */
+	if (name[0] == CTL_KERN && name[1] == KERN_VERSION)
+		return;
+
 	if (printk_ratelimit()) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO
 			"warning: process `%s' used the deprecated sysctl "