diff -ur glibc-2.14.1+p4/elf/dl-load.c glibc-2.14.1/elf/dl-load.c
--- glibc-2.14.1+p4/elf/dl-load.c	2011-11-16 17:07:07.000000000 +0200
+++ glibc-2.14.1/elf/dl-load.c	2011-11-16 17:26:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -2252,7 +2252,8 @@
 		  /* 'l' is always != NULL for dynamically linked objects.  */
 		  l != NULL &&
 #endif
-		  __builtin_expect (l->l_flags_1 & DF_1_NODEFLIB, 0))
+		  __builtin_expect (((l->l_flags_1 & DF_1_NODEFLIB) ||
+			GLRO(dl_no_default_dirs)), 0))
 		{
 		  const char *dirp = system_dirs;
 		  unsigned int cnt = 0;
@@ -2293,7 +2294,8 @@
       /* Finally, try the default path.  */
       if (fd == -1
 	  && ((l = loader ?: GL(dl_ns)[nsid]._ns_loaded) == NULL
-	      || __builtin_expect (!(l->l_flags_1 & DF_1_NODEFLIB), 1))
+	      || __builtin_expect (!((l->l_flags_1 & DF_1_NODEFLIB) ||
+		GLRO(dl_no_default_dirs)), 1))
 	  && rtld_search_dirs.dirs != (void *) -1)
 	fd = open_path (name, namelen, mode & __RTLD_SECURE, &rtld_search_dirs,
 			&realname, &fb, l, LA_SER_DEFAULT, &found_other_class);
@@ -2459,7 +2461,7 @@
      a way to indicate that in the results for Dl_serinfo.  */
 
   /* Finally, try the default path.  */
-  if (!(loader->l_flags_1 & DF_1_NODEFLIB))
+  if (!((loader->l_flags_1 & DF_1_NODEFLIB) || GLRO(dl_no_default_dirs)))
     add_path (&rtld_search_dirs, XXX_default);
 
   if (counting)
diff -ur glibc-2.14.1+p4/elf/dl-support.c glibc-2.14.1/elf/dl-support.c
--- glibc-2.14.1+p4/elf/dl-support.c	2011-11-16 17:07:07.000000000 +0200
+++ glibc-2.14.1/elf/dl-support.c	2011-11-16 17:26:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
 /* prefix to be added to all RUNPATHs and RPATHs */
 const char *_dl_rpath_prefix = NULL;
 
+/* flag: don't search default directories if set. */
+int _dl_no_default_dirs = 0;
+
 /* The map for the object we will profile.  */
 struct link_map *_dl_profile_map;
 
diff -ur glibc-2.14.1+p4/elf/rtld.c glibc-2.14.1/elf/rtld.c
--- glibc-2.14.1+p4/elf/rtld.c	2011-11-16 17:08:18.000000000 +0200
+++ glibc-2.14.1/elf/rtld.c	2011-11-16 17:28:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -969,6 +969,15 @@
 	    --_dl_argc;
 	    ++INTUSE(_dl_argv);
 	  }
+	else if (! strcmp (INTUSE(_dl_argv)[1], "--nodefaultdirs")
+		 && _dl_argc > 2)
+	  {
+	    GLRO(dl_no_default_dirs) = 1;
+
+	    ++_dl_skip_args;
+	    --_dl_argc;
+	    ++INTUSE(_dl_argv);
+	  }
 	else if (! strcmp (INTUSE(_dl_argv)[1], "--library-path")
 		 && _dl_argc > 2)
 	  {
@@ -1035,6 +1044,7 @@
   --list                list all dependencies and how they are resolved\n\
   --verify              verify that given object really is a dynamically linked\n\
 			object we can handle\n\
+  --nodefaultdirs       Do not search from default directories or cache\n\
   --library-path PATH   use given PATH instead of content of the environment\n\
 			variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH\n\
   --rpath-prefix PREFIX add PREFIX to every RUNPATH and RPATH component\n\
diff -ur glibc-2.14.1+p4/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h glibc-2.14.1/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
--- glibc-2.14.1+p4/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h	2011-11-16 17:07:07.000000000 +0200
+++ glibc-2.14.1/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h	2011-11-16 17:26:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -692,6 +692,8 @@
   /* prefix for RPATH + RUNPATH components.  */
   EXTERN const char *_dl_rpath_prefix;
 
+  EXTERN int _dl_no_default_dirs;
+
 #ifdef SHARED
 };
 # define __rtld_global_attribute__