diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/X86/Target.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/X86/Target.cpp
index 8a498e2713b42..04e753b3e12c6 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/X86/Target.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/X86/Target.cpp
@@ -1072,6 +1072,13 @@ ExegesisX86Target::generateExitSyscall(unsigned ExitCode) const {
   return ExitCallCode;
 }
 
+// Before kernel 4.17, Linux did not support MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE, so if it is
+// not available, simplfy define it as MAP_FIXED which performs the same
+// function but does not guarantee existing mappings won't get clobbered.
+#ifndef MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE
+#define MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE MAP_FIXED
+#endif
+
 std::vector<MCInst>
 ExegesisX86Target::generateMmap(intptr_t Address, size_t Length,
                                 intptr_t FileDescriptorAddress) const {
diff --git a/llvm/unittests/tools/llvm-exegesis/X86/TargetTest.cpp b/llvm/unittests/tools/llvm-exegesis/X86/TargetTest.cpp
index 05879f141c59e..baee336a9f00c 100644
--- a/llvm/unittests/tools/llvm-exegesis/X86/TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/llvm/unittests/tools/llvm-exegesis/X86/TargetTest.cpp
@@ -620,6 +620,13 @@ TEST_F(X86Core2TargetTest, GenerateExitSyscallTest) {
                           OpcodeIs(X86::SYSCALL)));
 }
 
+// Before kernel 4.17, Linux did not support MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE, so if it is
+// not available, simplfy define it as MAP_FIXED which performs the same
+// function but does not guarantee existing mappings won't get clobbered.
+#ifndef MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE
+#define MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE MAP_FIXED
+#endif
+
 TEST_F(X86Core2TargetTest, GenerateMmapTest) {
   EXPECT_THAT(State.getExegesisTarget().generateMmap(0x1000, 4096, 0x2000),
               ElementsAre(IsMovImmediate(X86::MOV64ri, X86::RDI, 0x1000),