Index: sys/kern/link_elf.c
===================================================================
--- sys/kern/link_elf.c
+++ sys/kern/link_elf.c
@@ -1470,8 +1470,7 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Hash function for symbol table lookup.  Don't even think about changing
- * this.  It is specified by the System V ABI.
+ * SysV hash function for symbol table lookup.
  */
 static unsigned long
 elf_hash(const char *name)
@@ -1482,11 +1481,9 @@
 
 	while (*p != '\0') {
 		h = (h << 4) + *p++;
-		if ((g = h & 0xf0000000) != 0)
-			h ^= g >> 24;
-		h &= ~g;
+		h ^= (h >> 24) & 0xf0;
 	}
-	return (h);
+	return (h & 0xfffffff);
 }
 
 static int