diff --git a/sys/amd64/amd64/elf_machdep.c b/sys/amd64/amd64/elf_machdep.c
index 35de4e39a8b1..c5e19cff7972 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/amd64/elf_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/amd64/elf_machdep.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static Elf64_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_info = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf64_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(elf64, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static Elf64_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_oinfo = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf64_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(oelf64, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
diff --git a/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_sysvec.c b/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_sysvec.c
index 925d2e100a2f..a82c182ca484 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_sysvec.c
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo linux_brand = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf_linux_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &linux32_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 static Elf32_Brandinfo linux_glibc2brand = {
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo linux_glibc2brand = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf_linux_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &linux32_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 Elf32_Brandinfo *linux_brandlist[] = {
diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/elf_machdep.c b/sys/arm/arm/elf_machdep.c
index 7b848ccd2288..174deebba21e 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/elf_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/elf_machdep.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_info = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf32_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(elf32, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_oinfo = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf32_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(oelf32, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
diff --git a/sys/compat/ia32/ia32_sysvec.c b/sys/compat/ia32/ia32_sysvec.c
index 2b7ecbaead1a..af8168e909d0 100644
--- a/sys/compat/ia32/ia32_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/compat/ia32/ia32_sysvec.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo ia32_brand_info = {
 	.sysvec		= &ia32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= "/libexec/ld-elf32.so.1",
 	.brand_note	= &elf32_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(ia32, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo ia32_brand_oinfo = {
 	.sysvec		= &ia32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= "/libexec/ld-elf32.so.1",
 	.brand_note	= &elf32_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(oia32, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/elf_machdep.c b/sys/i386/i386/elf_machdep.c
index 467854ba5139..9f5e3a4d6bc2 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/elf_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/elf_machdep.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_info = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf32_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(elf32, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_oinfo = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf32_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(oelf32, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
diff --git a/sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c b/sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c
index 26e58ec71dc6..707ffb35549d 100644
--- a/sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo linux_brand = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf_linux_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &linux_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 static Elf32_Brandinfo linux_glibc2brand = {
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo linux_glibc2brand = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf_linux_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &linux_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 Elf32_Brandinfo *linux_brandlist[] = {
diff --git a/sys/ia64/ia64/elf_machdep.c b/sys/ia64/ia64/elf_machdep.c
index fd458e11306c..3d3d21405bfb 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/ia64/elf_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/ia64/ia64/elf_machdep.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static Elf64_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_info = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf64_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 SYSINIT(elf64, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
     (sysinit_cfunc_t)elf64_insert_brand_entry, &freebsd_brand_info);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static Elf64_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_oinfo = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf64_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 SYSINIT(oelf64, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
     (sysinit_cfunc_t)elf64_insert_brand_entry, &freebsd_brand_oinfo);
diff --git a/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c b/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
index 81a79a312129..e2c0a12cb543 100644
--- a/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
+++ b/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ __elfN(get_brandinfo)(struct image_params *imgp, const char *interp,
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_BRANDS; i++) {
 		bi = elf_brand_list[i];
 		if (bi != NULL && hdr->e_machine == bi->machine &&
-		    bi->brand_note != NULL) {
+		    (bi->flags & BI_BRAND_NOTE) != 0) {
 			ret = __elfN(check_note)(imgp, bi->brand_note, osrel);
 			if (ret)
 				return (bi);
diff --git a/sys/mips/mips/elf64_machdep.c b/sys/mips/mips/elf64_machdep.c
index dffa13418f48..c10fb5f280a9 100644
--- a/sys/mips/mips/elf64_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/mips/mips/elf64_machdep.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static Elf64_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_gnutools_info64 = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_path	= "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.brand_note	= &elf64_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(gnu_mips_elf64, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static Elf64_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_info64 = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf64_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= 0
+	.flags		= BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(elf64, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
diff --git a/sys/mips/mips/elf_machdep.c b/sys/mips/mips/elf_machdep.c
index 8eade98f8980..19cb1a14c936 100644
--- a/sys/mips/mips/elf_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/mips/mips/elf_machdep.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_info = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf32_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= 0
+	.flags		= BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(elf32, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf_machdep.c b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf_machdep.c
index 55e1a74a8038..4946b44cc3cb 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf_machdep.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_info = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf32_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(elf32, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static Elf32_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_oinfo = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf32_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(oelf32, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
diff --git a/sys/sparc64/sparc64/elf_machdep.c b/sys/sparc64/sparc64/elf_machdep.c
index 906a9b801fa7..b0a69980902c 100644
--- a/sys/sparc64/sparc64/elf_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/sparc64/sparc64/elf_machdep.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static Elf64_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_info = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf64_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(elf64, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static Elf64_Brandinfo freebsd_brand_oinfo = {
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
 	.brand_note	= &elf64_freebsd_brandnote,
-	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
 SYSINIT(oelf64, SI_SUB_EXEC, SI_ORDER_ANY,
diff --git a/sys/sys/imgact_elf.h b/sys/sys/imgact_elf.h
index a5c871437e47..60979d96f124 100644
--- a/sys/sys/imgact_elf.h
+++ b/sys/sys/imgact_elf.h
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ typedef struct {
 	const char *interp_path;
 	struct sysentvec *sysvec;
 	const char *interp_newpath;
-	Elf_Brandnote *brand_note;
 	int flags;
+	Elf_Brandnote *brand_note;
 #define	BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN	0x0001
+#define	BI_BRAND_NOTE	0x0002
 } __ElfN(Brandinfo);
 
 __ElfType(Auxargs);