diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c
@@ -282,9 +282,6 @@
 
 	if (args->flags & ~valid_flags)
 		return (EINVAL);
-	if (args->flags & LINUX_AT_EMPTY_PATH)
-		/* XXX: not supported yet */
-		return (EOPNOTSUPP);
 
 	fd = args->dirfd;
 	if (fd == LINUX_AT_FDCWD)
@@ -293,6 +290,8 @@
 	bsd_flags = 0;
 	if (!(args->flags & LINUX_AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW))
 		bsd_flags |= AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW;
+	if ((args->flags & LINUX_AT_EMPTY_PATH) != 0)
+		bsd_flags |= AT_EMPTY_PATH;
 
 	if (!LUSECONVPATH(td)) {
 		error = kern_getfhat(td, bsd_flags, fd, args->name,