diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/namei.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/namei.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 Atmark Techno, Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License. See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _ASM_MICROBLAZE_NAMEI_H
+#define _ASM_MICROBLAZE_NAMEI_H
+
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+/* This dummy routine maybe changed to something useful
+ * for /usr/gnemul/ emulation stuff.
+ * Look at asm-sparc/namei.h for details.
+ */
+#define __emul_prefix() NULL
+
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+
+#endif /* _ASM_MICROBLAZE_NAMEI_H */