diff --git a/sys/amd64/linux/linux_dummy.c b/sys/amd64/linux/linux_dummy.c
index 0e8c39b993b3..d8bd0d997244 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/linux/linux_dummy.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/linux/linux_dummy.c
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ DUMMY(inotify_rm_watch);
 DUMMY(migrate_pages);
 DUMMY(unshare);
 /* Linux 2.6.17: */
-DUMMY(splice);
 DUMMY(tee);
 DUMMY(vmsplice);
 /* Linux 2.6.18: */
diff --git a/sys/amd64/linux/syscalls.master b/sys/amd64/linux/syscalls.master
index 91da10676669..e7dfd77a522b 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/linux/syscalls.master
+++ b/sys/amd64/linux/syscalls.master
@@ -1612,7 +1612,14 @@
 		);
 	}
 275	AUE_NULL	STD {
-		int linux_splice(void);
+		int linux_splice(
+		    int fd_in,
+		    l_loff_t *off_in,
+		    int fd_out,
+		    l_loff_t *off_out,
+		    l_size_t len,
+		    l_uint flags
+		);
 	}
 276	AUE_NULL	STD {
 		int linux_tee(void);
diff --git a/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_dummy.c b/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_dummy.c
index 98037ad09b4a..7cf7cb593b8d 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_dummy.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_dummy.c
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ DUMMY(inotify_rm_watch);
 DUMMY(migrate_pages);
 DUMMY(unshare);
 /* Linux 2.6.17: */
-DUMMY(splice);
 DUMMY(tee);
 DUMMY(vmsplice);
 /* Linux 2.6.18: */
diff --git a/sys/amd64/linux32/syscalls.master b/sys/amd64/linux32/syscalls.master
index fa10fbfb9369..97d448f8d9c3 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/linux32/syscalls.master
+++ b/sys/amd64/linux32/syscalls.master
@@ -1731,7 +1731,14 @@
 		);
 	}
 313	AUE_NULL	STD {
-		int linux_splice(void);
+		int linux_splice(
+		    int fd_in,
+		    l_loff_t *off_in,
+		    int fd_out,
+		    l_loff_t *off_out,
+		    l_size_t len,
+		    l_uint flags
+		);
 	}
 314	AUE_NULL	STD {
 		int linux_sync_file_range(
diff --git a/sys/arm64/linux/linux_dummy.c b/sys/arm64/linux/linux_dummy.c
index bbae98f919a9..ad56a0eec4e9 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/linux/linux_dummy.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/linux/linux_dummy.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ DUMMY(inotify_rm_watch);
 DUMMY(migrate_pages);
 DUMMY(unshare);
 /* Linux 2.6.17: */
-DUMMY(splice);
 DUMMY(tee);
 DUMMY(vmsplice);
 /* Linux 2.6.18: */
diff --git a/sys/arm64/linux/syscalls.master b/sys/arm64/linux/syscalls.master
index 9a259c02ad45..81d888e44492 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/linux/syscalls.master
+++ b/sys/arm64/linux/syscalls.master
@@ -467,7 +467,14 @@
 		int linux_vmsplice(void);
 	}
 76	AUE_NULL	STD	{
-		int linux_splice(void);
+		int linux_splice(
+		    int fd_in,
+		    l_loff_t *off_in,
+		    int fd_out,
+		    l_loff_t *off_out,
+		    l_size_t len,
+		    l_uint flags
+		);
 	}
 77	AUE_NULL	STD	{
 		int linux_tee(void);
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c
index 377e0ef4d34a..3267bf2313ef 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_file.c
@@ -1766,3 +1766,17 @@ linux_memfd_create(struct thread *td, struct linux_memfd_create_args *args)
 	return (kern_shm_open2(td, SHM_ANON, oflags, 0, shmflags, NULL,
 	    memfd_name));
 }
+
+int
+linux_splice(struct thread *td, struct linux_splice_args *args)
+{
+
+	linux_msg(td, "syscall splice not really implemented");
+
+	/*
+	 * splice(2) is documented to return EINVAL in various circumstances;
+	 * returning it instead of ENOSYS should hint the caller to use fallback
+	 * instead.
+	 */
+	return (EINVAL);
+}
diff --git a/sys/i386/linux/linux_dummy.c b/sys/i386/linux/linux_dummy.c
index b014f9e38561..3ede71769f12 100644
--- a/sys/i386/linux/linux_dummy.c
+++ b/sys/i386/linux/linux_dummy.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ DUMMY(inotify_rm_watch);
 DUMMY(migrate_pages);
 DUMMY(unshare);
 /* Linux 2.6.17: */
-DUMMY(splice);
 DUMMY(tee);
 DUMMY(vmsplice);
 /* Linux 2.6.18: */
diff --git a/sys/i386/linux/syscalls.master b/sys/i386/linux/syscalls.master
index 1c7deecd8b58..7f7c124d2d14 100644
--- a/sys/i386/linux/syscalls.master
+++ b/sys/i386/linux/syscalls.master
@@ -1753,7 +1753,14 @@
 		);
 	}
 313	AUE_NULL	STD {
-		int linux_splice(void);
+		int linux_splice(
+		    int fd_in,
+		    l_loff_t *off_in,
+		    int fd_out,
+		    l_loff_t *off_out,
+		    l_size_t len,
+		    l_uint flags
+		);
 	}
 314	AUE_NULL	STD {
 		int linux_sync_file_range(