diff --git a/csu/libc-start.c b/csu/libc-start.c
index ef26a89bc4..c3bb6d09bc 100644
--- a/csu/libc-start.c
+++ b/csu/libc-start.c
@@ -262,28 +262,7 @@ LIBC_START_MAIN (int (*main) (int, char **, char ** MAIN_AUXVEC_DECL),
   }
 #  endif
   _dl_aux_init (auxvec);
-  if (GL(dl_phdr) == NULL)
 # endif
-    {
-      /* Starting from binutils-2.23, the linker will define the
-         magic symbol __ehdr_start to point to our own ELF header
-         if it is visible in a segment that also includes the phdrs.
-         So we can set up _dl_phdr and _dl_phnum even without any
-         information from auxv.  */
-
-      extern const ElfW(Ehdr) __ehdr_start
-# if BUILD_PIE_DEFAULT
-	__attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden")));
-# else
-	__attribute__ ((weak, visibility ("hidden")));
-      if (&__ehdr_start != NULL)
-# endif
-        {
-          assert (__ehdr_start.e_phentsize == sizeof *GL(dl_phdr));
-          GL(dl_phdr) = (const void *) &__ehdr_start + __ehdr_start.e_phoff;
-          GL(dl_phnum) = __ehdr_start.e_phnum;
-        }
-    }
 
   __tunables_init (__environ);
 
diff --git a/csu/libc-tls.c b/csu/libc-tls.c
index 8dabf95bcc..cdf6442c02 100644
--- a/csu/libc-tls.c
+++ b/csu/libc-tls.c
@@ -119,19 +119,18 @@ __libc_setup_tls (void)
   __tls_pre_init_tp ();
 
   /* Look through the TLS segment if there is any.  */
-  if (_dl_phdr != NULL)
-    for (phdr = _dl_phdr; phdr < &_dl_phdr[_dl_phnum]; ++phdr)
-      if (phdr->p_type == PT_TLS)
-	{
-	  /* Remember the values we need.  */
-	  memsz = phdr->p_memsz;
-	  filesz = phdr->p_filesz;
-	  initimage = (void *) phdr->p_vaddr + main_map->l_addr;
-	  align = phdr->p_align;
-	  if (phdr->p_align > max_align)
-	    max_align = phdr->p_align;
-	  break;
-	}
+  for (phdr = _dl_phdr; phdr < &_dl_phdr[_dl_phnum]; ++phdr)
+    if (phdr->p_type == PT_TLS)
+      {
+	/* Remember the values we need.  */
+	memsz = phdr->p_memsz;
+	filesz = phdr->p_filesz;
+	initimage = (void *) phdr->p_vaddr + main_map->l_addr;
+	align = phdr->p_align;
+	if (phdr->p_align > max_align)
+	  max_align = phdr->p_align;
+	break;
+      }
 
   /* Calculate the size of the static TLS surplus, with 0 auditors.  */
   _dl_tls_static_surplus_init (0);
diff --git a/elf/dl-support.c b/elf/dl-support.c
index ef0e5591e3..9714f75db0 100644
--- a/elf/dl-support.c
+++ b/elf/dl-support.c
@@ -256,6 +256,25 @@ _dl_aux_init (ElfW(auxv_t) *av)
   for (int i = 0; i < array_length (auxv_values); ++i)
     auxv_values[i] = 0;
   _dl_parse_auxv (av, auxv_values);
+
+  _dl_phdr = (void*) auxv_values[AT_PHDR];
+  _dl_phnum = auxv_values[AT_PHNUM];
+
+  if (_dl_phdr == NULL)
+    {
+      /* Starting from binutils-2.23, the linker will define the
+         magic symbol __ehdr_start to point to our own ELF header
+         if it is visible in a segment that also includes the phdrs.
+         So we can set up _dl_phdr and _dl_phnum even without any
+         information from auxv.  */
+
+      extern const ElfW(Ehdr) __ehdr_start attribute_hidden;
+      assert (__ehdr_start.e_phentsize == sizeof *GL(dl_phdr));
+      _dl_phdr = (const void *) &__ehdr_start + __ehdr_start.e_phoff;
+      _dl_phnum = __ehdr_start.e_phnum;
+    }
+
+  assert (_dl_phdr != NULL);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -324,20 +343,19 @@ _dl_non_dynamic_init (void)
   if (_dl_platform != NULL)
     _dl_platformlen = strlen (_dl_platform);
 
-  if (_dl_phdr != NULL)
-    for (const ElfW(Phdr) *ph = _dl_phdr; ph < &_dl_phdr[_dl_phnum]; ++ph)
-      switch (ph->p_type)
-	{
-	/* Check if the stack is nonexecutable.  */
-	case PT_GNU_STACK:
-	  _dl_stack_flags = ph->p_flags;
-	  break;
+  for (const ElfW(Phdr) *ph = _dl_phdr; ph < &_dl_phdr[_dl_phnum]; ++ph)
+    switch (ph->p_type)
+      {
+      /* Check if the stack is nonexecutable.  */
+      case PT_GNU_STACK:
+	_dl_stack_flags = ph->p_flags;
+	break;
 
-	case PT_GNU_RELRO:
-	  _dl_main_map.l_relro_addr = ph->p_vaddr;
-	  _dl_main_map.l_relro_size = ph->p_memsz;
-	  break;
-	}
+      case PT_GNU_RELRO:
+	_dl_main_map.l_relro_addr = ph->p_vaddr;
+	_dl_main_map.l_relro_size = ph->p_memsz;
+	break;
+      }
 
   call_function_static_weak (_dl_find_object_init);