diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/ld/rtld/rtld.c b/gnu/usr.bin/ld/rtld/rtld.c
index 41a4617617ac..4a4dfdb213af 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/ld/rtld/rtld.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/ld/rtld/rtld.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id: rtld.c,v 1.27 1994/12/18 16:05:49 pk Exp $
+ *	$Id: rtld.c,v 1.28 1994/12/19 12:21:21 pk Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -498,16 +498,8 @@ again:
 	}
 
 	if ((addr = mmap(0, hdr.a_text + hdr.a_data + hdr.a_bss,
-			 PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC,
-			 MAP_ANON|MAP_COPY,
-			 anon_fd, 0)) == (caddr_t)-1) {
-		(void)close(fd);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (mmap(addr, hdr.a_text + hdr.a_data,
 	         PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC,
-	         MAP_FIXED|MAP_COPY, fd, 0) == (caddr_t)-1) {
+	         MAP_COPY, fd, 0)) == (caddr_t)-1) {
 		(void)close(fd);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -518,6 +510,14 @@ again:
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (mmap(addr + hdr.a_text + hdr.a_data, hdr.a_bss,
+		 PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC,
+		 MAP_ANON|MAP_COPY|MAP_FIXED,
+		 anon_fd, 0) == (caddr_t)-1) {
+		(void)close(fd);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	(void)close(fd);
 
 	/* Assume _DYNAMIC is the first data item */
diff --git a/libexec/ld.aout_so/rtld.c b/libexec/ld.aout_so/rtld.c
index 41a4617617ac..4a4dfdb213af 100644
--- a/libexec/ld.aout_so/rtld.c
+++ b/libexec/ld.aout_so/rtld.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id: rtld.c,v 1.27 1994/12/18 16:05:49 pk Exp $
+ *	$Id: rtld.c,v 1.28 1994/12/19 12:21:21 pk Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -498,16 +498,8 @@ again:
 	}
 
 	if ((addr = mmap(0, hdr.a_text + hdr.a_data + hdr.a_bss,
-			 PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC,
-			 MAP_ANON|MAP_COPY,
-			 anon_fd, 0)) == (caddr_t)-1) {
-		(void)close(fd);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (mmap(addr, hdr.a_text + hdr.a_data,
 	         PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC,
-	         MAP_FIXED|MAP_COPY, fd, 0) == (caddr_t)-1) {
+	         MAP_COPY, fd, 0)) == (caddr_t)-1) {
 		(void)close(fd);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -518,6 +510,14 @@ again:
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (mmap(addr + hdr.a_text + hdr.a_data, hdr.a_bss,
+		 PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC,
+		 MAP_ANON|MAP_COPY|MAP_FIXED,
+		 anon_fd, 0) == (caddr_t)-1) {
+		(void)close(fd);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	(void)close(fd);
 
 	/* Assume _DYNAMIC is the first data item */