diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
index c3d2f3bd4c89..76fbbf6c3f2d 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ _rtld(Elf_Addr *sp, func_ptr_type *exit_proc, Obj_Entry **objp)
 	close(fd);
 	if (obj_main == NULL)
 	    rtld_die();
-	max_stack_flags = obj->stack_flags;
+	max_stack_flags = obj_main->stack_flags;
     } else {				/* Main program already loaded. */
 	dbg("processing main program's program header");
 	assert(aux_info[AT_PHDR] != NULL);