diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
index b78dc84fe310..fce99383f74e 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
@@ -1477,6 +1477,7 @@ digest_notes(Obj_Entry *obj, Elf_Addr note_start, Elf_Addr note_end)
 		    note->n_descsz != sizeof(int32_t))
 			continue;
 		if (note->n_type != NT_FREEBSD_ABI_TAG &&
+		    note->n_type != NT_FREEBSD_FEATURE_CTL &&
 		    note->n_type != NT_FREEBSD_NOINIT_TAG)
 			continue;
 		note_name = (const char *)(note + 1);
@@ -1491,6 +1492,13 @@ digest_notes(Obj_Entry *obj, Elf_Addr note_start, Elf_Addr note_end)
 			obj->osrel = *(const int32_t *)(p);
 			dbg("note osrel %d", obj->osrel);
 			break;
+		case NT_FREEBSD_FEATURE_CTL:
+			/* FreeBSD ABI feature control note */
+			p = (uintptr_t)(note + 1);
+			p += roundup2(note->n_namesz, sizeof(Elf32_Addr));
+			obj->fctl0 = *(const uint32_t *)(p);
+			dbg("note fctl0 %#x", obj->fctl0);
+			break;
 		case NT_FREEBSD_NOINIT_TAG:
 			/* FreeBSD 'crt does not call init' note */
 			obj->crt_no_init = true;
diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h
index 650c6dbb8229..335971eb13e5 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ typedef struct Struct_Obj_Entry {
     int fini_array_num; 	/* Number of entries in fini_array */
 
     int32_t osrel;		/* OSREL note value */
+    uint32_t fctl0;		/* FEATURE_CONTROL note desc[0] value */
 
     bool mainprog : 1;		/* True if this is the main program */
     bool rtld : 1;		/* True if this is the dynamic linker */