diff --git a/lib/csu/aarch64/Makefile b/lib/csu/aarch64/Makefile
--- a/lib/csu/aarch64/Makefile
+++ b/lib/csu/aarch64/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR}
 
-CRT1OBJS+=	crt1_s.o
+CRT1SRC=	crt1_s.S
+CRT1OBJ=	crt1_c.o
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
diff --git a/lib/csu/aarch64/crt1_c.c b/lib/csu/aarch64/crt1_c.c
--- a/lib/csu/aarch64/crt1_c.c
+++ b/lib/csu/aarch64/crt1_c.c
@@ -32,19 +32,4 @@
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
-#include "libc_private.h"
 #include "csu_common.h"
-
-void __start(int, char **, char **, void (*)(void)) __dead2;
-
-/* The entry function. */
-void
-__start(int argc, char *argv[], char *env[], void (*cleanup)(void))
-{
-#ifdef GCRT
-	__libc_start1_gcrt(argc, argv, env, cleanup, main, &eprol, &etext);
-__asm__("eprol:");
-#else
-	__libc_start1(argc, argv, env, cleanup, main);
-#endif
-}
diff --git a/lib/csu/aarch64/crt1_s.S b/lib/csu/aarch64/crt1_s.S
--- a/lib/csu/aarch64/crt1_s.S
+++ b/lib/csu/aarch64/crt1_s.S
@@ -32,13 +32,40 @@
 #include <machine/asm.h>
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
+	/*
+	 * The program entry point
+	 * void _start(char **ap, void (*cleanup)(void)) __dead2
+	 */
 ENTRY(_start)
+	.cfi_undefined x30
 	mov	x3, x2		/* cleanup */
 	add	x1, x0, #8	/* load argv */
 	ldr	x0, [x0]	/* load argc */
 	add	x2, x1, x0, lsl #3 /* env is after argv */
 	add	x2, x2, #8	/* argv is null terminated */
-	b	 __start
+#ifdef PIC
+	adrp	x4, main
+	add	x4, x4, :lo12:main
+#else
+	movz	x4, :abs_g3:main
+	movk	x4, :abs_g2_nc:main
+	movk	x4, :abs_g1_nc:main
+	movk	x4, :abs_g0_nc:main
+#endif
+#ifdef GCRT
+	adrp	x5, eprol
+	add	x5, x5, :lo12:eprol
+	adrp	x6, etext
+	add	x6, x6, :lo12:etext
+	/*
+	 * __libc_start1_gcrt(argc, argv, env, cleanup, main, &eprol, &etext)
+	 */
+	bl	__libc_start1_gcrt
+eprol:
+#else
+	/* __libc_start1(argc, argv, env, cleanup, main) */
+	bl	__libc_start1
+#endif
 END(_start)
 
 	.section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits