diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0c4772a2b96..be623c96548 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4179,7 +4179,15 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST([BLESSMAIL_TARGET])
 AC_SUBST([LIBS_MAIL])
 
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/seccomp.h], [HAVE_SECCOMP=yes])
+HAVE_SECCOMP=no
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(
+  [linux/seccomp.h],
+  [AC_CHECK_DECLS(
+    [SECCOMP_SET_MODE_FILTER, SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_TSYNC],
+    [HAVE_SECCOMP=yes], [],
+    [[
+    #include <linux/seccomp.h>
+    ]])])
 
 LIBSECCOMP=
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([seccomp.h],
diff --git a/src/emacs.c b/src/emacs.c
index 9d7b21cc76a..bd01d7bb461 100644
--- a/src/emacs.c
+++ b/src/emacs.c
@@ -61,7 +61,15 @@ along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 # include <sys/socket.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_SECCOMP_H
+#if defined HAVE_LINUX_SECCOMP_H       \
+  && HAVE_DECL_SECCOMP_SET_MODE_FILTER \
+  && HAVE_DECL_SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_TSYNC
+# define SECCOMP_USABLE 1
+#else
+# define SECCOMP_USABLE 0
+#endif
+
+#if SECCOMP_USABLE
 # include <linux/seccomp.h>
 # include <linux/filter.h>
 # include <sys/prctl.h>
@@ -248,7 +256,7 @@ Initialization options:\n\
 --dump-file FILE            read dumped state from FILE\n\
 ",
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_SECCOMP_H
+#if SECCOMP_USABLE
     "\
 --sandbox=FILE              read Seccomp BPF filter from FILE\n\
 "
@@ -950,7 +958,7 @@ load_pdump (int argc, char **argv)
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_PDUMPER */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_SECCOMP_H
+#if SECCOMP_USABLE
 
 /* Wrapper function for the `seccomp' system call on GNU/Linux.  This
    system call usually doesn't have a wrapper function.  See the
@@ -1123,7 +1131,7 @@ maybe_load_seccomp (int argc, char **argv)
     fatal ("cannot enable seccomp filter from %s", file);
 }
 
-#endif  /* HAVE_LINUX_SECCOMP_H */
+#endif  /* SECCOMP_USABLE */
 
 int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
@@ -1135,7 +1143,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   /* First, check whether we should apply a seccomp filter.  This
      should come at the very beginning to allow the filter to protect
      the initialization phase.  */
-#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_SECCOMP_H
+#if SECCOMP_USABLE
   maybe_load_seccomp (argc, argv);
 #endif
 
@@ -2333,7 +2341,7 @@ static const struct standard_args standard_args[] =
 #ifdef HAVE_PDUMPER
   { "-dump-file", "--dump-file", 1, 1 },
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_SECCOMP_H
+#if SECCOMP_USABLE
   { "-seccomp", "--seccomp", 1, 1 },
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_NS