diff --git a/arch/nios2/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/nios2/include/asm/syscall.h
index 9de220854c4a..cf35e210fc4d 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/include/asm/syscall.h
+++ b/arch/nios2/include/asm/syscall.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_NIOS2_SYSCALL_H__
 #define __ASM_NIOS2_SYSCALL_H__
 
+#include <uapi/linux/audit.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
@@ -135,4 +136,9 @@ static inline void syscall_set_arguments(struct task_struct *task,
 	}
 }
 
+static inline int syscall_get_arch(void)
+{
+	return AUDIT_ARCH_NIOS2;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
index fb0529da4d49..bcc0619b046f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ enum {
 				 __AUDIT_ARCH_CONVENTION_MIPS64_N32)
 #define AUDIT_ARCH_NDS32	(EM_NDS32|__AUDIT_ARCH_LE)
 #define AUDIT_ARCH_NDS32BE	(EM_NDS32)
+#define AUDIT_ARCH_NIOS2	(EM_ALTERA_NIOS2|__AUDIT_ARCH_LE)
 #define AUDIT_ARCH_OPENRISC	(EM_OPENRISC)
 #define AUDIT_ARCH_PARISC	(EM_PARISC)
 #define AUDIT_ARCH_PARISC64	(EM_PARISC|__AUDIT_ARCH_64BIT)