diff --git a/nptl_db/Makefile b/nptl_db/Makefile
index ed923a41e5..2360e53c88 100644
--- a/nptl_db/Makefile
+++ b/nptl_db/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ libthread_db-inhibit-o = $(filter-out .os,$(object-suffixes))
 # The ps_* callback functions are not defined.
 libthread_db.so-no-z-defs = yes
 
+# This is a hack.  This is not the correct solution.  When this glibc
+# is tested, the gdb used could be loaded by the host glibc, which
+# may not support DT_RELR, and report a failure instead of unsupported.
+# For now, build this without DT_RELR support to avoid this situation.
+libthread_db.so-no-dt-relr = yes
+
 tests-special += $(objpfx)db-symbols.out
 
 include ../Rules