diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/arm/reloc.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/arm/reloc.c
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/arm/reloc.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/arm/reloc.c
@@ -279,16 +279,23 @@
 			if (!defobj->tls_static && !allocate_tls_offset(obj))
 				return -1;
 
-			tmp = (Elf_Addr)def->st_value + defobj->tlsoffset;
+			if (__predict_true(RELOC_ALIGNED_P(where)))
+				tmp = *where;
+			else
+				tmp = load_ptr(where);
+
+			tmp += (Elf_Addr)(def->st_value) + defobj->tlsoffset;
+
 			if (__predict_true(RELOC_ALIGNED_P(where)))
 				*where = tmp;
 			else
 				store_ptr(where, tmp);
+
 			dbg("TLS_TPOFF32 %s in %s --> %p",
 			    obj->strtab + obj->symtab[symnum].st_name,
 			    obj->path, (void *)tmp);
-			break;
 
+			break;
 
 		default:
 			dbg("sym = %lu, type = %lu, offset = %p, "