Index: sys/amd64/linux/linux_dummy.c
===================================================================
--- sys/amd64/linux/linux_dummy.c
+++ sys/amd64/linux/linux_dummy.c
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
 DUMMY(migrate_pages);
 DUMMY(unshare);
 /* Linux 2.6.17: */
-DUMMY(splice);
 DUMMY(tee);
 DUMMY(vmsplice);
 /* Linux 2.6.18: */
Index: sys/amd64/linux/syscalls.master
===================================================================
--- sys/amd64/linux/syscalls.master
+++ sys/amd64/linux/syscalls.master
@@ -1612,7 +1612,14 @@
 		);
 	}
 275	AUE_NULL	STD {
-		int linux_splice(void);
+		int linux_splice(
+		    int fd_in,
+		    l_loff_t *off_in,
+		    int fd_out,
+		    l_loff_t *off_out,
+		    l_size_t len,
+		    l_uint flags
+		);
 	}
 276	AUE_NULL	STD {
 		int linux_tee(void);
Index: sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_dummy.c
===================================================================
--- sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_dummy.c
+++ sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_dummy.c
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
 DUMMY(migrate_pages);
 DUMMY(unshare);
 /* Linux 2.6.17: */
-DUMMY(splice);
 DUMMY(tee);
 DUMMY(vmsplice);
 /* Linux 2.6.18: */
Index: sys/amd64/linux32/syscalls.master
===================================================================
--- sys/amd64/linux32/syscalls.master
+++ sys/amd64/linux32/syscalls.master
@@ -1731,7 +1731,14 @@
 		);
 	}
 313	AUE_NULL	STD {
-		int linux_splice(void);
+		int linux_splice(
+		    int fd_in,
+		    l_loff_t *off_in,
+		    int fd_out,
+		    l_loff_t *off_out,
+		    l_size_t len,
+		    l_uint flags
+		);
 	}
 314	AUE_NULL	STD {
 		int linux_sync_file_range(
Index: sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c
===================================================================
--- sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c
+++ sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c
@@ -235,10 +235,42 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+static bool
+linux_fd_is_tty(struct thread *td, int fd)
+{
+	struct file *fp;
+	struct vnode *vp;
+	int error;
+	bool is_tty;
+
+	error = fget(td, fd, &cap_no_rights, &fp);
+	if (error != 0)
+		return (false);
+
+	vp = fp->f_vnode;
+	if (vp == NULL || vp->v_type != VCHR) {
+		fdrop(fp, td);
+		return (false);
+	}
+
+	dev_lock();
+	if (vp->v_rdev != NULL && (vp->v_rdev->si_devsw->d_flags & D_TTY) != 0)
+		is_tty = true;
+	else
+		is_tty = false;
+	dev_unlock();
+	fdrop(fp, td);
+
+	return (is_tty);
+}
+
 int
 linux_lseek(struct thread *td, struct linux_lseek_args *args)
 {
 
+	if (linux_fd_is_tty(td, args->fdes))
+		return (ESPIPE);
+
 	return (kern_lseek(td, args->fdes, args->off, args->whence));
 }
 
@@ -249,6 +281,9 @@
 	int error;
 	off_t off;
 
+	if (linux_fd_is_tty(td, args->fd))
+		return (ESPIPE);
+
 	off = (args->olow) | (((off_t) args->ohigh) << 32);
 
 	error = kern_lseek(td, args->fd, off, args->whence);
@@ -1765,4 +1800,12 @@
 		shmflags |= SHM_ALLOW_SEALING;
 	return (kern_shm_open2(td, SHM_ANON, oflags, 0, shmflags, NULL,
 	    memfd_name));
+}
+
+int
+linux_splice(struct thread *td, struct linux_splice_args *args)
+{
+
+	linux_msg(td, "syscall splice not really implemented");
+	return (EINVAL);
 }
Index: sys/i386/linux/linux_dummy.c
===================================================================
--- sys/i386/linux/linux_dummy.c
+++ sys/i386/linux/linux_dummy.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
 DUMMY(migrate_pages);
 DUMMY(unshare);
 /* Linux 2.6.17: */
-DUMMY(splice);
 DUMMY(tee);
 DUMMY(vmsplice);
 /* Linux 2.6.18: */
Index: sys/i386/linux/syscalls.master
===================================================================
--- sys/i386/linux/syscalls.master
+++ sys/i386/linux/syscalls.master
@@ -1753,7 +1753,14 @@
 		);
 	}
 313	AUE_NULL	STD {
-		int linux_splice(void);
+		int linux_splice(
+		    int fd_in,
+		    l_loff_t *off_in,
+		    int fd_out,
+		    l_loff_t *off_out,
+		    l_size_t len,
+		    l_uint flags
+		);
 	}
 314	AUE_NULL	STD {
 		int linux_sync_file_range(