diff --git a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_fork.c b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_fork.c
--- a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_fork.c
+++ b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_fork.c
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
 __weak_reference(_thr_atfork, _pthread_atfork);
 __weak_reference(_thr_atfork, pthread_atfork);
 
+bool _thr_after_fork = false;
+
 int
 _thr_atfork(void (*prepare)(void), void (*parent)(void),
     void (*child)(void))
@@ -243,7 +245,9 @@
 		_thr_signal_postfork_child();
 
 		if (was_threaded) {
+			_thr_after_fork = true;
 			_rtld_atfork_post(rtld_locks);
+			_thr_after_fork = false;
 			__thr_pshared_atfork_post();
 		}
 		_thr_setthreaded(0);
diff --git a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_private.h b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_private.h
--- a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_private.h
+++ b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_private.h
@@ -779,6 +779,8 @@
 extern int		_suspend_all_cycle __hidden;
 extern struct pthread	*_single_thread __hidden;
 
+extern bool		_thr_after_fork __hidden;
+
 /*
  * Function prototype definitions.
  */
diff --git a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_rtld.c b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_rtld.c
--- a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_rtld.c
+++ b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_rtld.c
@@ -158,6 +158,17 @@
 	l = (struct rtld_lock *)lock;
 	
 	state = l->lock.rw_state;
+	if (__predict_false(_thr_after_fork)) {
+		/*
+		 * After fork, only this thread is running, there is no
+		 * waiters.  Keeping waiters recorded in rwlock breaks
+		 * wake logic.
+		 */
+		atomic_clear_int(&l->lock.rw_state,
+		    URWLOCK_WRITE_WAITERS | URWLOCK_READ_WAITERS);
+		l->lock.rw_blocked_readers = 0;
+		l->lock.rw_blocked_writers = 0;
+	}
 	if (_thr_rwlock_unlock(&l->lock) == 0) {
 		if ((state & URWLOCK_WRITE_OWNER) == 0)
 			curthread->rdlock_count--;