diff --git a/elf/dl-cache.c b/elf/dl-cache.c
index 017c78a..b7ae05c 100644
--- a/elf/dl-cache.c
+++ b/elf/dl-cache.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <dl-procinfo.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <_itoa.h>
+#include <dl-tunables.h>
 
 #ifndef _DL_PLATFORMS_COUNT
 # define _DL_PLATFORMS_COUNT 0
@@ -258,8 +259,14 @@ _dl_load_cache_lookup (const char *name)
       if (platform != (uint64_t) -1)
 	platform = 1ULL << platform;
 
+#if HAVE_TUNABLES
+      uint64_t hwcap_mask = TUNABLE_GET (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, uint64_t);
+#else
+      uint64_t hwcap_mask = GLRO(dl_hwcap_mask);
+#endif
+
 #define _DL_HWCAP_TLS_MASK (1LL << 63)
-      uint64_t hwcap_exclude = ~((GLRO(dl_hwcap) & GLRO(dl_hwcap_mask))
+      uint64_t hwcap_exclude = ~((GLRO(dl_hwcap) & hwcap_mask)
 				 | _DL_HWCAP_PLATFORM | _DL_HWCAP_TLS_MASK);
 
       /* Only accept hwcap if it's for the right platform.  */
diff --git a/elf/dl-hwcaps.c b/elf/dl-hwcaps.c
index c437397..6a46441a 100644
--- a/elf/dl-hwcaps.c
+++ b/elf/dl-hwcaps.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <ldsodefs.h>
 
 #include <dl-procinfo.h>
+#include <dl-tunables.h>
 
 #ifdef _DL_FIRST_PLATFORM
 # define _DL_FIRST_EXTRA (_DL_FIRST_PLATFORM + _DL_PLATFORMS_COUNT)
@@ -37,8 +38,13 @@ internal_function
 _dl_important_hwcaps (const char *platform, size_t platform_len, size_t *sz,
 		      size_t *max_capstrlen)
 {
+#if HAVE_TUNABLES
+  uint64_t hwcap_mask = TUNABLE_GET (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, uint64_t);
+#else
+  uint64_t hwcap_mask = GLRO(dl_hwcap_mask);
+#endif
   /* Determine how many important bits are set.  */
-  uint64_t masked = GLRO(dl_hwcap) & GLRO(dl_hwcap_mask);
+  uint64_t masked = GLRO(dl_hwcap) & hwcap_mask;
   size_t cnt = platform != NULL;
   size_t n, m;
   size_t total;
@@ -125,7 +131,12 @@ _dl_important_hwcaps (const char *platform, size_t platform_len, size_t *sz,
 	 LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable (or default HWCAP_IMPORTANT).
 	 So there is no way to request ignoring an OS-supplied dsocap
 	 string and bit like you can ignore an OS-supplied HWCAP bit.  */
-      GLRO(dl_hwcap_mask) |= (uint64_t) mask << _DL_FIRST_EXTRA;
+      hwcap_mask |= (uint64_t) mask << _DL_FIRST_EXTRA;
+#if HAVE_TUNABLES
+      TUNABLE_UPDATE_VAL (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, &hwcap_mask);
+#else
+      GLRO(dl_hwcap_mask) = hwcap_mask;
+#endif
       size_t len;
       for (const char *p = dsocaps; p < dsocaps + dsocapslen; p += len + 1)
 	{
diff --git a/elf/dl-support.c b/elf/dl-support.c
index 3c46a7a..c22be85 100644
--- a/elf/dl-support.c
+++ b/elf/dl-support.c
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ uint64_t _dl_hwcap2 __attribute__ ((nocommon));
 /* The value of the FPU control word the kernel will preset in hardware.  */
 fpu_control_t _dl_fpu_control = _FPU_DEFAULT;
 
+#if !HAVE_TUNABLES
 /* This is not initialized to HWCAP_IMPORTANT, matching the definition
    of _dl_important_hwcaps, below, where no hwcap strings are ever
    used.  This mask is still used to mediate the lookups in the cache
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ fpu_control_t _dl_fpu_control = _FPU_DEFAULT;
    LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable here), there is no real point in
    setting _dl_hwcap nonzero below, but we do anyway.  */
 uint64_t _dl_hwcap_mask __attribute__ ((nocommon));
+#endif
 
 /* Prevailing state of the stack.  Generally this includes PF_X, indicating it's
  * executable but this isn't true for all platforms.  */
diff --git a/elf/dl-tunables.c b/elf/dl-tunables.c
index abf10e5..be7733f 100644
--- a/elf/dl-tunables.c
+++ b/elf/dl-tunables.c
@@ -497,3 +497,4 @@ cb:
   if (callback)
     callback (&cur->val);
 }
+rtld_hidden_def (__tunable_set_val)
diff --git a/elf/dl-tunables.h b/elf/dl-tunables.h
index 7a1124a..79a29a2 100644
--- a/elf/dl-tunables.h
+++ b/elf/dl-tunables.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ extern void __tunables_init (char **);
 extern void __tunable_set_val (tunable_id_t, void *, tunable_callback_t);
 extern void __tunable_update_val (tunable_id_t, void *);
 
+rtld_hidden_proto (__tunable_set_val)
+
 /* Get and return a tunable value.  */
 # define TUNABLE_GET(__top, __ns, __id, __type) \
 ({									      \
diff --git a/elf/rtld.c b/elf/rtld.c
index 319ef06..3746653 100644
--- a/elf/rtld.c
+++ b/elf/rtld.c
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ struct rtld_global_ro _rtld_global_ro attribute_relro =
     ._dl_debug_fd = STDERR_FILENO,
     ._dl_use_load_bias = -2,
     ._dl_correct_cache_id = _DL_CACHE_DEFAULT_ID,
+#if !HAVE_TUNABLES
     ._dl_hwcap_mask = HWCAP_IMPORTANT,
+#endif
     ._dl_lazy = 1,
     ._dl_fpu_control = _FPU_DEFAULT,
     ._dl_pagesize = EXEC_PAGESIZE,
@@ -2402,6 +2404,7 @@ process_envvars (enum mode *modep)
 	    _dl_show_auxv ();
 	  break;
 
+#if !HAVE_TUNABLES
 	case 10:
 	  /* Mask for the important hardware capabilities.  */
 	  if (!__libc_enable_secure
@@ -2409,6 +2412,7 @@ process_envvars (enum mode *modep)
 	    GLRO(dl_hwcap_mask) = __strtoul_internal (&envline[11], NULL,
 						      0, 0);
 	  break;
+#endif
 
 	case 11:
 	  /* Path where the binary is found.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
index f26a8b2..695ac24 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
@@ -515,8 +515,10 @@ struct rtld_global_ro
   /* Mask for hardware capabilities that are available.  */
   EXTERN uint64_t _dl_hwcap;
 
+#if !HAVE_TUNABLES
   /* Mask for important hardware capabilities we honour. */
   EXTERN uint64_t _dl_hwcap_mask;
+#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_AUX_VECTOR
   /* Pointer to the auxv list supplied to the program at startup.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/dl-machine.h b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/dl-machine.h
index cf7272f..6923e47 100644
--- a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/dl-machine.h
+++ b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/dl-machine.h
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ elf_machine_matches_host (const Elf32_Ehdr *ehdr)
       /* XXX The following is wrong!  Dave Miller rejected to implement it
 	 correctly.  If this causes problems shoot *him*!  */
 #ifdef SHARED
-      return GLRO(dl_hwcap) & GLRO(dl_hwcap_mask) & HWCAP_SPARC_V9;
+# if HAVE_TUNABLES
+      uint64_t hwcap_mask = TUNABLE_GET (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask);
+# else
+      uint64_t hwcap_mask = GLRO(dl_hwcap_mask);
+# endif
+      return GLRO(dl_hwcap) & hwcap_mask & HWCAP_SPARC_V9;
 #else
       return GLRO(dl_hwcap) & HWCAP_SPARC_V9;
 #endif
