4 files changed, 4 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sysdep.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sysdep.S
index f6cb3e4648..872ed4b555 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sysdep.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sysdep.S
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@
 	.type C_SYMBOL_NAME(errno),%object
 	.size C_SYMBOL_NAME(errno),4
 C_SYMBOL_NAME(errno):	.zero 4
-	.globl C_SYMBOL_NAME(_errno)
-	.type C_SYMBOL_NAME(_errno),%object
-/* This name is expected by hj's libc.so.5 startup code.  It seems to be needed
-   by pthreads as well.  */
-C_SYMBOL_NAME(_errno) = C_SYMBOL_NAME(errno)
+weak_alias (C_SYMBOL_NAME(errno), C_SYMBOL_NAME(_errno))
 	.text
 
 /* The syscall stubs jump here when they detect an error.
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.S
index 180c42506e..2d099f94af 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.S
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@
 	.size errno,4
 errno:
 	.space	4
-	.globl	_errno
-_errno = errno
+weak_alias (errno, _errno)
 
 /* The following code is only used in the shared library when we
    compile the reentrant version.  Otherwise each system call defines
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/sysdep.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/sysdep.S
index e871e1ece0..38cd942d1f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/sysdep.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/sysdep.S
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ errno:	.space	4
 	.type errno, @object
 	.size errno, 4
 
-	.globl	_errno
-_errno	= errno
+weak_alias (errno, _errno)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/sysdep.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/sysdep.S
index 97adfdf219..0923ed5141 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/sysdep.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/sysdep.S
@@ -30,5 +30,4 @@ errno:	.space 4
 	.globl __errno
 __errno = errno
 
-	.globl _errno
-_errno = errno
+weak_alias (errno, _errno)