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diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/start.S b/sysdeps/x86_64/start.S
index 1374974307..354d2e6ec7 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/start.S
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/start.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/* Startup code compliant to the ELF x86-64 ABI.
- Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
Contributed by Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de>, 2001.
@@ -96,27 +96,28 @@ ENTRY (_start)
which grow downwards). */
pushq %rsp
-#ifdef SHARED
+#ifdef PIC
/* Pass address of our own entry points to .fini and .init. */
mov __libc_csu_fini@GOTPCREL(%rip), %R8_LP
mov __libc_csu_init@GOTPCREL(%rip), %RCX_LP
mov main@GOTPCREL(%rip), %RDI_LP
-
- /* Call the user's main function, and exit with its value.
- But let the libc call main. */
- call __libc_start_main@PLT
#else
/* Pass address of our own entry points to .fini and .init. */
mov $__libc_csu_fini, %R8_LP
mov $__libc_csu_init, %RCX_LP
mov $main, %RDI_LP
+#endif
/* Call the user's main function, and exit with its value.
- But let the libc call main. */
- call __libc_start_main
-#endif
+ But let the libc call main. Since __libc_start_main in
+ libc.so is called very early, lazy binding isn't relevant
+ here. Use indirect branch via GOT to avoid extra branch
+ to PLT slot. In case of static executable, ld in binutils
+ 2.26 or above can convert indirect branch into direct
+ branch. */
+ call *__libc_start_main@GOTPCREL(%rip)
hlt /* Crash if somehow `exit' does return. */
END (_start)