diff --git a/headers/private/system/elf_common.h b/headers/private/system/elf_common.h
index fbd202fe6b..194d1ca427 100644
--- a/headers/private/system/elf_common.h
+++ b/headers/private/system/elf_common.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
 #define PT_PHDR		6
 #define PT_TLS		7
 #define PT_STACK	0x6474e551
+#define PT_RELRO	0x6474e552
 
 #define PT_LOPROC	0x70000000
 #define PT_HIPROC	0x7fffffff
diff --git a/src/system/runtime_loader/elf_load_image.cpp b/src/system/runtime_loader/elf_load_image.cpp
index 8b698e98a2..011094839a 100644
--- a/src/system/runtime_loader/elf_load_image.cpp
+++ b/src/system/runtime_loader/elf_load_image.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ count_regions(const char* imagePath, char const* buff, int phnum, int phentsize)
 			case PT_PHDR:
 				// we don't use it
 				break;
+			case PT_RELRO:
+				// not implemented yet, but can be ignored
+				break;
 			case PT_STACK:
 				// we don't use it
 				break;
@@ -196,6 +199,9 @@ parse_program_headers(image_t* image, char* buff, int phnum, int phentsize)
 			case PT_PHDR:
 				// we don't use it
 				break;
+			case PT_RELRO:
+				// not implemented yet, but can be ignored
+				break;
 			case PT_STACK:
 				// we don't use it
 				break;