diff --git a/sys/amd64/cloudabi32/cloudabi32_sysvec.c b/sys/amd64/cloudabi32/cloudabi32_sysvec.c
index fe93385e4deb..eca42873f8f8 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/cloudabi32/cloudabi32_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/cloudabi32/cloudabi32_sysvec.c
@@ -228,5 +228,5 @@ Elf32_Brandinfo cloudabi32_brand = {
 	.machine	= EM_386,
 	.sysvec		= &cloudabi32_elf_sysvec,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "CloudABI",
-	.interp_path	= "/nonexistent",
+	.flags		= BI_BRAND_NOTE_ONLY_STATIC,
 };
diff --git a/sys/amd64/cloudabi64/cloudabi64_sysvec.c b/sys/amd64/cloudabi64/cloudabi64_sysvec.c
index 34277f488fc9..f953710971da 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/cloudabi64/cloudabi64_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/cloudabi64/cloudabi64_sysvec.c
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ Elf64_Brandinfo cloudabi64_brand = {
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_CLOUDABI,
 	.machine	= EM_X86_64,
 	.sysvec		= &cloudabi64_elf_sysvec,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN,
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE_ONLY_STATIC,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "CloudABI",
-	.interp_path	= "/nonexistent",
 };
diff --git a/sys/arm/cloudabi32/cloudabi32_sysvec.c b/sys/arm/cloudabi32/cloudabi32_sysvec.c
index aea4b822ddc9..b1130c92bcd4 100644
--- a/sys/arm/cloudabi32/cloudabi32_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/arm/cloudabi32/cloudabi32_sysvec.c
@@ -190,5 +190,5 @@ Elf32_Brandinfo cloudabi32_brand = {
 	.machine	= EM_ARM,
 	.sysvec		= &cloudabi32_elf_sysvec,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "CloudABI",
-	.interp_path	= "/nonexistent",
+	.flags		= BI_BRAND_NOTE_ONLY_STATIC,
 };
diff --git a/sys/arm64/cloudabi64/cloudabi64_sysvec.c b/sys/arm64/cloudabi64/cloudabi64_sysvec.c
index 66d569b8f327..45e81c05952b 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/cloudabi64/cloudabi64_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/cloudabi64/cloudabi64_sysvec.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ Elf64_Brandinfo cloudabi64_brand = {
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_CLOUDABI,
 	.machine	= EM_AARCH64,
 	.sysvec		= &cloudabi64_elf_sysvec,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN,
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE_ONLY_STATIC,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "CloudABI",
-	.interp_path	= "/nonexistent",
 };
diff --git a/sys/i386/cloudabi32/cloudabi32_sysvec.c b/sys/i386/cloudabi32/cloudabi32_sysvec.c
index 2658c4f9ed66..d03c9e267ab3 100644
--- a/sys/i386/cloudabi32/cloudabi32_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/i386/cloudabi32/cloudabi32_sysvec.c
@@ -201,5 +201,5 @@ Elf32_Brandinfo cloudabi32_brand = {
 	.machine	= EM_386,
 	.sysvec		= &cloudabi32_elf_sysvec,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "CloudABI",
-	.interp_path	= "/nonexistent",
+	.flags		= BI_BRAND_NOTE_ONLY_STATIC,
 };
diff --git a/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c b/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
index 151dd2bf04ac..3036f814faf9 100644
--- a/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
+++ b/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ __elfN(get_brandinfo)(struct image_params *imgp, const char *interp,
 		bi = elf_brand_list[i];
 		if (bi == NULL)
 			continue;
+		if (interp != NULL &&
+		    (bi->flags & BI_BRAND_NOTE_ONLY_STATIC) != 0)
+			continue;
 		if (hdr->e_machine == bi->machine && (bi->flags &
 		    (BI_BRAND_NOTE|BI_BRAND_NOTE_MANDATORY)) != 0) {
 			ret = __elfN(check_note)(imgp, bi->brand_note, osrel);
@@ -305,7 +308,9 @@ __elfN(get_brandinfo)(struct image_params *imgp, const char *interp,
 	/* If the executable has a brand, search for it in the brand list. */
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_BRANDS; i++) {
 		bi = elf_brand_list[i];
-		if (bi == NULL || bi->flags & BI_BRAND_NOTE_MANDATORY)
+		if (bi == NULL || (bi->flags & BI_BRAND_NOTE_MANDATORY) != 0 ||
+		    (interp != NULL && (bi->flags &
+		    BI_BRAND_NOTE_ONLY_STATIC) != 0))
 			continue;
 		if (hdr->e_machine == bi->machine &&
 		    (hdr->e_ident[EI_OSABI] == bi->brand ||
@@ -351,7 +356,8 @@ __elfN(get_brandinfo)(struct image_params *imgp, const char *interp,
 	if (interp != NULL) {
 		for (i = 0; i < MAX_BRANDS; i++) {
 			bi = elf_brand_list[i];
-			if (bi == NULL || bi->flags & BI_BRAND_NOTE_MANDATORY)
+			if (bi == NULL || (bi->flags & (BI_BRAND_NOTE_MANDATORY |
+			    BI_BRAND_NOTE_ONLY_STATIC)) != 0)
 				continue;
 			if (hdr->e_machine == bi->machine &&
 			    /* ELF image p_filesz includes terminating zero */
@@ -365,7 +371,9 @@ __elfN(get_brandinfo)(struct image_params *imgp, const char *interp,
 	/* Lacking a recognized interpreter, try the default brand */
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_BRANDS; i++) {
 		bi = elf_brand_list[i];
-		if (bi == NULL || bi->flags & BI_BRAND_NOTE_MANDATORY)
+		if (bi == NULL || (bi->flags & BI_BRAND_NOTE_MANDATORY) != 0 ||
+		    (interp != NULL && (bi->flags &
+		    BI_BRAND_NOTE_ONLY_STATIC) != 0))
 			continue;
 		if (hdr->e_machine == bi->machine &&
 		    __elfN(fallback_brand) == bi->brand)
diff --git a/sys/sys/imgact_elf.h b/sys/sys/imgact_elf.h
index 0ec04fc1d5d7..9836b0e93c52 100644
--- a/sys/sys/imgact_elf.h
+++ b/sys/sys/imgact_elf.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ typedef struct {
 #define	BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN		0x0001
 #define	BI_BRAND_NOTE		0x0002	/* May have note.ABI-tag section. */
 #define	BI_BRAND_NOTE_MANDATORY	0x0004	/* Must have note.ABI-tag section. */
+#define	BI_BRAND_NOTE_ONLY_STATIC 0x0008
 } __ElfN(Brandinfo);
 
 __ElfType(Auxargs);