diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/closedir.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/closedir.c
index ccc19eefcd..d67b590d5f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/closedir.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/closedir.c
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ __closedir (DIR *dirp)
   __libc_lock_fini (dirp->lock);
 #endif
 
+#if !_DIRENT_MATCHES_DIRENT64
+  free (dirp->tbuffer);
+#endif
+
   free ((void *) dirp);
 
   return __close_nocancel (fd);
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dirstream.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dirstream.h
index a3ea2b7197..da9315d353 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dirstream.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dirstream.h
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ struct __dirstream
 
     int errcode;		/* Delayed error code.  */
 
+#if !defined __OFF_T_MATCHES_OFF64_T || !defined __INO_T_MATCHES_INO64_T
+    char *tbuffer;		/* Translation buffer for non-LFS calls.  */
+    size_t tbuffer_size;	/* Size of translation buffer.  */
+#endif
+
     /* Directory block.  We must make sure that this block starts
        at an address that is aligned adequately enough to store
        dirent entries.  Using the alignment of "void *" is not
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/opendir.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/opendir.c
index 2198224588..329575e809 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/opendir.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/opendir.c
@@ -119,6 +119,27 @@ __alloc_dir (int fd, bool close_fd, int flags, const struct stat64 *statp)
       return NULL;
     }
 
+#if !_DIRENT_MATCHES_DIRENT64
+  /* Allocates a translation buffer to use as the returned 'struct direct'
+     for non-LFS 'readdir' calls.
+
+     The initial NAME_MAX size should handle most cases, while readdir might
+     expand the buffer if required.  */
+  enum
+    {
+      tbuffer_size = sizeof (struct dirent) + NAME_MAX + 1
+    };
+  dirp->tbuffer = malloc (tbuffer_size);
+  if (dirp->tbuffer == NULL)
+    {
+      free (dirp);
+      if (close_fd)
+	__close_nocancel_nostatus (fd);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  dirp->tbuffer_size = tbuffer_size;
+#endif
+
   dirp->fd = fd;
 #if IS_IN (libc)
   __libc_lock_init (dirp->lock);
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/readdir.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/readdir.c
index 1a9820e475..9af4561a8c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/readdir.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/readdir.c
@@ -21,42 +21,87 @@
 #if !_DIRENT_MATCHES_DIRENT64
 #include <dirstream.h>
 
+/* Translate the DP64 entry to the non-LFS one in the translation buffer
+   at dirstream DS.  Return true is the translation was possible or
+   false if either an internal fields can be represented in the non-LFS
+   entry or if the translation can not be resized.  */
+static bool
+dirstream_entry (struct __dirstream *ds, const struct dirent64 *dp64)
+{
+  off_t d_off = dp64->d_off;
+  if (d_off != dp64->d_off)
+    return false;
+  ino_t d_ino = dp64->d_ino;
+  if (d_ino != dp64->d_ino)
+    return false;
+
+  /* Expand the translation buffer to hold the new name size.  */
+  size_t new_reclen = sizeof (struct dirent)
+		    + dp64->d_reclen - offsetof (struct dirent64, d_name);
+  if (new_reclen > ds->tbuffer_size)
+    {
+      char *newbuffer = realloc (ds->tbuffer, new_reclen);
+      if (newbuffer == NULL)
+	return false;
+      ds->tbuffer = newbuffer;
+      ds->tbuffer_size = new_reclen;
+    }
+
+  struct dirent *dp = (struct dirent *) ds->tbuffer;
+
+  dp->d_off = d_off;
+  dp->d_ino = d_ino;
+  dp->d_reclen = new_reclen;
+  dp->d_type = dp64->d_type;
+  memcpy (dp->d_name, dp64->d_name,
+	  dp64->d_reclen - offsetof (struct dirent64, d_name));
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 /* Read a directory entry from DIRP.  */
 struct dirent *
 __readdir_unlocked (DIR *dirp)
 {
   const int saved_errno = errno;
 
-  if (dirp->offset >= dirp->size)
+  while (1)
     {
-      /* We've emptied out our buffer.  Refill it.  */
-      ssize_t bytes = __getdents (dirp->fd, dirp->data, dirp->allocation);
-      if (bytes <= 0)
+      if (dirp->offset >= dirp->size)
 	{
-	  /* On some systems getdents fails with ENOENT when the
-	     open directory has been rmdir'd already.  POSIX.1
-	     requires that we treat this condition like normal EOF.  */
-	  if (bytes < 0 && errno == ENOENT)
-	    bytes = 0;
-
-	  /* Don't modifiy errno when reaching EOF.  */
-	  if (bytes == 0)
-	    __set_errno (saved_errno);
-	  return NULL;
+	  /* We've emptied out our buffer.  Refill it.  */
+	  ssize_t bytes = __getdents64 (dirp->fd, dirp->data,
+					dirp->allocation);
+	  if (bytes <= 0)
+	    {
+	      /* On some systems getdents fails with ENOENT when the
+		 open directory has been rmdir'd already.  POSIX.1
+		 requires that we treat this condition like normal EOF.  */
+	      if (bytes < 0 && errno == ENOENT)
+		bytes = 0;
+
+	      /* Don't modifiy errno when reaching EOF.  */
+	      if (bytes == 0)
+		__set_errno (saved_errno);
+	      return NULL;
+	    }
+	  dirp->size = bytes;
+
+ 	  /* Reset the offset into the buffer.  */
+	  dirp->offset = 0;
+ 	}
+
+      struct dirent64 *dp64 = (struct dirent64 *) &dirp->data[dirp->offset];
+      dirp->offset += dp64->d_reclen;
+
+      /* Skip entries which might overflow d_off/d_ino or if the translation
+	 buffer can't be resized.  */
+      if (dirstream_entry (dirp, dp64))
+	{
+          dirp->filepos = dp64->d_off;
+	  return (struct dirent *) dirp->tbuffer;
 	}
-      dirp->size = bytes;
-
-      /* Reset the offset into the buffer.  */
-      dirp->offset = 0;
     }
-
-  struct dirent *dp = (struct dirent *) &dirp->data[dirp->offset];
-
-  dirp->offset += dp->d_reclen;
-
-  dirp->filepos = dp->d_off;
-
-  return dp;
 }
 
 struct dirent *
