diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
index cc7afdad60ba..6bbb10c83a5e 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ _rtld(Elf_Addr *sp, func_ptr_type *exit_proc, Obj_Entry **objp)
       aux_info[AT_STACKPROT]->a_un.a_val != 0)
 	    stack_prot = aux_info[AT_STACKPROT]->a_un.a_val;
 
+#ifndef COMPAT_32BIT
     /*
      * Get the actual dynamic linker pathname from the executable if
      * possible.  (It should always be possible.)  That ensures that
@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ _rtld(Elf_Addr *sp, func_ptr_type *exit_proc, Obj_Entry **objp)
 	obj_rtld.path = xstrdup(obj_main->interp);
         __progname = obj_rtld.path;
     }
+#endif
 
     digest_dynamic(obj_main, 0);
     dbg("%s valid_hash_sysv %d valid_hash_gnu %d dynsymcount %d",