diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index 66bec58..53f0608 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
+#include <sys/vfs.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <new>
@@ -1191,7 +1192,15 @@
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (!ns->is_accessible(realpath)) {
+  struct statfs fs_stat;
+  if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(fstatfs(task->get_fd(), &fs_stat)) != 0) {
+    DL_ERR("unable to fstatfs file for the library \"%s\": %s", name, strerror(errno));
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // do not check accessibility using realpath if fd is located on tmpfs
+  // this enables use of memfd_create() for apps
+  if ((fs_stat.f_type != TMPFS_MAGIC) && (!ns->is_accessible(realpath))) {
     // TODO(dimitry): workaround for http://b/26394120 - the grey-list
 
     // TODO(dimitry) before O release: add a namespace attribute to have this enabled