diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-1a.c b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-1a.c
index 680bda4dbfe..a060162ddad 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-1a.c
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-1a.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ int
 foo1 (void)
 {
   static int my_var __attribute__((used, section("__verbose"))) = 5;
-  if (__start___verbose == __stop___verbose
+  if (& __start___verbose[0] == & __stop___verbose[0]
       || __start___verbose[0] != 5)
     return -1;
   else
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-1b.c b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-1b.c
index 1507b228088..688bbeb6870 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-1b.c
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-1b.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ int
 foo2 (void)
 {
   static int my_var __attribute__((used, section("__verbose"))) = 10;
-  if (__start___verbose == __stop___verbose
+  if (& __start___verbose[0] == & __stop___verbose[0]
       || __start___verbose[0] != 10)
     return -1;
   else
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-1c.c b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-1c.c
index 996a9e182f4..58322bcc227 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-1c.c
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-1c.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ static int my_var __attribute__((used, section("__verbose"))) = 6;
 int
 bar (void)
 {
-  if (__start___verbose == __stop___verbose)
+  if (& __start___verbose[0] == & __stop___verbose[0])
     return -1;
 
   if (__start___verbose[0] != 6)
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-2a.c b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-2a.c
index 6331ff063b9..8b1afca2acc 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-2a.c
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-2a.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ int
 foo1 (void)
 {
   static int my_var __attribute__((used, section("__verbose"))) = 5;
-  if (__start___verbose == __stop___verbose
+  if (& __start___verbose[0] == & __stop___verbose[0]
       && __start___verbose[0] != 5)
     return -1;
   else
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-2b.c b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-2b.c
index 1507b228088..688bbeb6870 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-2b.c
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-2b.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ int
 foo2 (void)
 {
   static int my_var __attribute__((used, section("__verbose"))) = 10;
-  if (__start___verbose == __stop___verbose
+  if (& __start___verbose[0] == & __stop___verbose[0]
       || __start___verbose[0] != 10)
     return -1;
   else
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-3a.c b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-3a.c
index 835040ee342..89f7b883573 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-3a.c
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr21964-3a.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ extern int __stop___verbose[];
 int
 foo3 (void)
 {
-  if (__start___verbose == __stop___verbose
+  if (& __start___verbose[0] == & __stop___verbose[0]
       || __start___verbose[0] != 6)
     return -1;
   else