diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc/reloc.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc/reloc.c
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc/reloc.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc/reloc.c
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@
 {
 	const Elf_Rela *relalim;
 	const Elf_Rela *rela;
-	const Elf_Phdr *phdr;
 	SymCache *cache;
 	int r = -1;
 
@@ -361,20 +360,6 @@
 done:
 	if (cache != NULL)
 		free(cache);
-
-	/*
-	 * Synchronize icache for executable segments in case we made
-	 * any changes.
-	 */
-	for (phdr = obj->phdr;
-	    (const char *)phdr < (const char *)obj->phdr + obj->phsize;
-	    phdr++) {
-		if (phdr->p_type == PT_LOAD && (phdr->p_flags & PF_X) != 0) {
-			__syncicache(obj->relocbase + phdr->p_vaddr,
-			    phdr->p_memsz);
-		}
-	}
-
 	return (r);
 }
 
diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc64/reloc.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc64/reloc.c
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc64/reloc.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc64/reloc.c
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@
 {
 	const Elf_Rela *relalim;
 	const Elf_Rela *rela;
-	const Elf_Phdr *phdr;
 	SymCache *cache;
 	int bytes = obj->dynsymcount * sizeof(SymCache);
 	int r = -1;
@@ -359,20 +358,6 @@
 done:
 	if (cache)
 		munmap(cache, bytes);
-
-	/*
-	 * Synchronize icache for executable segments in case we made
-	 * any changes.
-	 */
-	for (phdr = obj->phdr;
-	    (const char *)phdr < (const char *)obj->phdr + obj->phsize;
-	    phdr++) {
-		if (phdr->p_type == PT_LOAD && (phdr->p_flags & PF_X) != 0) {
-			__syncicache(obj->relocbase + phdr->p_vaddr,
-			    phdr->p_memsz);
-		}
-	}
-
 	return (r);
 }