diff --git a/elf/Makefile b/elf/Makefile
index ef36008673..48a4698387 100644
--- a/elf/Makefile
+++ b/elf/Makefile
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ elide-routines.os = $(all-dl-routines) dl-support enbl-secure dl-origin \
 rtld-routines	= rtld $(all-dl-routines) dl-sysdep dl-environ dl-minimal \
   dl-error-minimal dl-conflict dl-hwcaps dl-hwcaps_split dl-hwcaps-subdirs \
   dl-usage dl-diagnostics dl-diagnostics-kernel dl-diagnostics-cpu \
-  dl-mutex dl-libc_freeres
+  dl-mutex dl-libc_freeres dl-compat
 all-rtld-routines = $(rtld-routines) $(sysdep-rtld-routines)
 
 CFLAGS-dl-runtime.c += -fexceptions -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
diff --git a/elf/Versions b/elf/Versions
index 775aab62af..2af210b8f7 100644
--- a/elf/Versions
+++ b/elf/Versions
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ ld {
     # stack canary
     __stack_chk_guard;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.34 {
+    __rtld_version_placeholder;
+  }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     # Those are in the dynamic linker, but used by libc.so.
     __libc_enable_secure;
diff --git a/elf/dl-compat.c b/elf/dl-compat.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..590f2d06b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elf/dl-compat.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* Placeholder compatibility symbols.
+   Copyright (C) 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <shlib-compat.h>
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+
+void
+attribute_compat_text_section
+__attribute_used__
+__rtld_version_placeholder_1 (void)
+{
+}
+
+compat_symbol (ld, __rtld_version_placeholder_1,
+               __rtld_version_placeholder, GLIBC_2_34);
diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/ld.abilist
index 7e20c5e7ce..ebba31f770 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/ld.abilist
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ GLIBC_2.2.6 _r_debug D 0x14
 GLIBC_2.2.6 abort F
 GLIBC_2.3 ___tls_get_addr F
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/ld.abilist
index 80b2fe6725..b7196a80e2 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/ld.abilist
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ GLIBC_2.17 __stack_chk_guard D 0x8
 GLIBC_2.17 __tls_get_addr F
 GLIBC_2.17 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.17 _r_debug D 0x28
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/ld.abilist
index 98a03f611f..13f7fc74af 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/ld.abilist
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ GLIBC_2.0 _r_debug D 0x28
 GLIBC_2.1 __libc_stack_end D 0x8
 GLIBC_2.1 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
 GLIBC_2.4 __stack_chk_guard D 0x8
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arc/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arc/ld.abilist
index 048f17c848..7284383a6b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arc/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arc/ld.abilist
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ GLIBC_2.32 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.32 __tls_get_addr F
 GLIBC_2.32 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.32 _r_debug D 0x14
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/be/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/be/ld.abilist
index cc8825c3bc..7987bbae11 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/be/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/be/ld.abilist
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
 GLIBC_2.4 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.4 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.4 __tls_get_addr F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/le/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/le/ld.abilist
index cc8825c3bc..7987bbae11 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/le/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/le/ld.abilist
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
 GLIBC_2.4 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.4 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.4 __tls_get_addr F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/csky/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/csky/ld.abilist
index 564ac09737..4939b20631 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/csky/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/csky/ld.abilist
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ GLIBC_2.29 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.29 __tls_get_addr F
 GLIBC_2.29 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.29 _r_debug D 0x14
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/ld.abilist
index d155a59843..7cc9ebd792 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/ld.abilist
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ GLIBC_2.2 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.2 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.2 _r_debug D 0x14
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
 GLIBC_2.4 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/ld.abilist
index 0478e22071..e8d187b14d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/ld.abilist
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ GLIBC_2.1 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.1 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.3 ___tls_get_addr F
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/ld.abilist
index 33f91199bf..be5122650a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/ld.abilist
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ GLIBC_2.2 __libc_stack_end D 0x8
 GLIBC_2.2 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.2 _r_debug D 0x28
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/ld.abilist
index cc8825c3bc..7987bbae11 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/ld.abilist
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
 GLIBC_2.4 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.4 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.4 __tls_get_addr F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/ld.abilist
index 3ba474c27f..4f2854edf7 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/ld.abilist
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ GLIBC_2.0 _r_debug D 0x14
 GLIBC_2.1 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.1 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
 GLIBC_2.4 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/ld.abilist
index a4933c3541..9f0fdeca38 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/ld.abilist
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ GLIBC_2.18 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.18 __tls_get_addr F
 GLIBC_2.18 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.18 _r_debug D 0x14
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/ld.abilist
index be09641a48..f750067d5c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/ld.abilist
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ GLIBC_2.0 _r_debug D 0x14
 GLIBC_2.2 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.2 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
 GLIBC_2.4 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/ld.abilist
index be09641a48..f750067d5c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/ld.abilist
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ GLIBC_2.0 _r_debug D 0x14
 GLIBC_2.2 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.2 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
 GLIBC_2.4 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/ld.abilist
index 1ea36e13f2..2fba6a9b6e 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/ld.abilist
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ GLIBC_2.0 _r_debug D 0x28
 GLIBC_2.2 __libc_stack_end D 0x8
 GLIBC_2.2 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
 GLIBC_2.4 __stack_chk_guard D 0x8
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/nios2/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/nios2/ld.abilist
index 52178802dd..57dfad5a53 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/nios2/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/nios2/ld.abilist
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ GLIBC_2.21 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.21 __tls_get_addr F
 GLIBC_2.21 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.21 _r_debug D 0x14
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/ld.abilist
index 4bbfba7a61..e896607392 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/ld.abilist
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ GLIBC_2.1 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.22 __tls_get_addr_opt F
 GLIBC_2.23 __parse_hwcap_and_convert_at_platform F
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/be/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/be/ld.abilist
index 283fb4510b..ce0bc63959 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/be/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/be/ld.abilist
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ GLIBC_2.3 __libc_stack_end D 0x8
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
 GLIBC_2.3 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.3 _r_debug D 0x28
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/le/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/le/ld.abilist
index b1f313c7cd..65b22674d2 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/le/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/le/ld.abilist
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ GLIBC_2.17 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.17 _r_debug D 0x28
 GLIBC_2.22 __tls_get_addr_opt F
 GLIBC_2.23 __parse_hwcap_and_convert_at_platform F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/rv32/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/rv32/ld.abilist
index 94ca64c43d..5ad4c81d12 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/rv32/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/rv32/ld.abilist
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ GLIBC_2.33 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.33 __tls_get_addr F
 GLIBC_2.33 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.33 _r_debug D 0x14
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/rv64/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/rv64/ld.abilist
index 845f356c3c..479efdea9b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/rv64/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/rv64/ld.abilist
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ GLIBC_2.27 __stack_chk_guard D 0x8
 GLIBC_2.27 __tls_get_addr F
 GLIBC_2.27 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.27 _r_debug D 0x28
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/ld.abilist
index b56f005beb..d5ecb636bb 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/ld.abilist
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ GLIBC_2.0 _r_debug D 0x14
 GLIBC_2.1 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.1 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_offset F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/ld.abilist
index 6f788a086d..62a5e1d99a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/ld.abilist
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ GLIBC_2.2 __libc_stack_end D 0x8
 GLIBC_2.2 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.2 _r_debug D 0x28
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_offset F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/be/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/be/ld.abilist
index d155a59843..7cc9ebd792 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/be/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/be/ld.abilist
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ GLIBC_2.2 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.2 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.2 _r_debug D 0x14
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
 GLIBC_2.4 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/le/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/le/ld.abilist
index d155a59843..7cc9ebd792 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/le/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/le/ld.abilist
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ GLIBC_2.2 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.2 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.2 _r_debug D 0x14
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
 GLIBC_2.4 __stack_chk_guard D 0x4
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/ld.abilist
index 0c6610e3c2..2e60543498 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/ld.abilist
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ GLIBC_2.0 _r_debug D 0x14
 GLIBC_2.1 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.1 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/ld.abilist
index 33f91199bf..be5122650a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/ld.abilist
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ GLIBC_2.2 __libc_stack_end D 0x8
 GLIBC_2.2 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.2 _r_debug D 0x28
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/ld.abilist
index d3cdf7611e..afddaec57c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/ld.abilist
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ GLIBC_2.2.5 __libc_stack_end D 0x8
 GLIBC_2.2.5 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.2.5 _r_debug D 0x28
 GLIBC_2.3 __tls_get_addr F
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/ld.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/ld.abilist
index c70bccf782..defc488d13 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/ld.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/ld.abilist
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ GLIBC_2.16 __libc_stack_end D 0x4
 GLIBC_2.16 __tls_get_addr F
 GLIBC_2.16 _dl_mcount F
 GLIBC_2.16 _r_debug D 0x14
+GLIBC_2.34 __rtld_version_placeholder F
