diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/dl-close.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/dl-close.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9a492a9c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/dl-close.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* XXX The implementation of dlopen should somehow use the __loadx system
+   call but how?  */
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+int
+__libc_dlclose (void *handle)
+{
+  return 0;
+}