diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
index 24472027c75..3ad6017cb7d 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
@@ -712,6 +712,10 @@ digest_phdr(const Elf_Phdr *phdr, int phnum, caddr_t entry, const char *path)
 	    break;
 	}
     }
+    if (nsegs < 1) {
+	_rtld_error("%s: too few PT_LOAD segments", path);
+	return NULL;
+    }
 
     obj->entry = entry;
     return obj;