diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/dl-machine.h b/sysdeps/aarch64/dl-machine.h
index 217e179..b2f6618 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/dl-machine.h
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/dl-machine.h
@@ -49,25 +49,19 @@ elf_machine_load_address (void)
   /* To figure out the load address we use the definition that for any symbol:
      dynamic_addr(symbol) = static_addr(symbol) + load_addr
 
-     The choice of symbol is arbitrary. The static address we obtain
-     by constructing a non GOT reference to the symbol, the dynamic
-     address of the symbol we compute using adrp/add to compute the
-     symbol's address relative to the PC.
-     This depends on 32bit relocations being resolved at link time
-     and that the static address fits in the 32bits.  */
-
-  ElfW(Addr) static_addr;
-  ElfW(Addr) dynamic_addr;
+     _DYNAMIC symbol is used here as its static address is stored in
+     the special unrelocated first GOT entry.  */
 
+  ElfW(Addr) static_addr, dynamic_addr;
   asm ("					\n"
-"	adrp	%1, _dl_start;			\n"
-"	add	%1, %1, #:lo12:_dl_start	\n"
-"	ldr	%w0, 1f				\n"
-"	b	2f				\n"
-"1:						\n"
-"	.word	_dl_start			\n"
-"2:						\n"
-    : "=r" (static_addr),  "=r" (dynamic_addr));
+       "adr	%0, _DYNAMIC			\n"
+#ifdef __LP64__
+       "ldr	%1, _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_	\n"
+#else
+       "ldr	%w1, _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_	\n"
+#endif
+       : "=r" (dynamic_addr), "=r" (static_addr));
+
   return dynamic_addr - static_addr;
 }