diff --git a/lib/csu/amd64/crt1.c b/lib/csu/amd64/crt1.c
index f1f0f7b0b0c2..943b07b31a94 100644
--- a/lib/csu/amd64/crt1.c
+++ b/lib/csu/amd64/crt1.c
@@ -86,15 +86,10 @@ _start(char **ap, void (*cleanup)(void))
 	atexit(_fini);
 #ifdef GCRT
 	monstartup(&eprol, &etext);
+__asm__("eprol:");
 #endif
 	_init();
 	exit( main(argc, argv, env) );
 }
 
-#ifdef GCRT
-__asm__(".text");
-__asm__("eprol:");
-__asm__(".previous");
-#endif
-
 __asm__(".ident\t\"$FreeBSD$\"");
diff --git a/lib/csu/i386-elf/crt1.c b/lib/csu/i386-elf/crt1.c
index c6774b0f394f..093433330e35 100644
--- a/lib/csu/i386-elf/crt1.c
+++ b/lib/csu/i386-elf/crt1.c
@@ -104,15 +104,10 @@ _start(char *ap, ...)
 	atexit(_fini);
 #ifdef GCRT
 	monstartup(&eprol, &etext);
+__asm__("eprol:");
 #endif
 	_init();
 	exit( main(argc, argv, env) );
 }
 
-#ifdef GCRT
-__asm__(".text");
-__asm__("eprol:");
-__asm__(".previous");
-#endif
-
 __asm__(".ident\t\"$FreeBSD$\"");