diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc64/reloc.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc64/reloc.c
index b35be180652..d2430e741d8 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc64/reloc.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc64/reloc.c
@@ -405,8 +405,13 @@ reloc_jmpslots(Obj_Entry *obj)
 		    (void *)target, basename(defobj->path));
 #endif
 
-		reloc_jmpslot(where, target, defobj, obj,
-		    (const Elf_Rel *) rela);
+		if (def == &sym_zero) {
+			/* Zero undefined weak symbols */
+			bzero(where, sizeof(struct funcdesc));
+		} else {
+			reloc_jmpslot(where, target, defobj, obj,
+			    (const Elf_Rel *) rela);
+		}
 	}
 
 	obj->jmpslots_done = true;
diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
index a1b95ae612c..8bc8692a922 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static Objlist list_main =	/* Objects loaded at program startup */
 static Objlist list_fini =	/* Objects needing fini() calls */
   STAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(list_fini);
 
-static Elf_Sym sym_zero;	/* For resolving undefined weak refs. */
+Elf_Sym sym_zero;		/* For resolving undefined weak refs. */
 
 #define GDB_STATE(s,m)	r_debug.r_state = s; r_debug_state(&r_debug,m);
 
diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h
index 875e84bc7e6..6bae2f034b7 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ extern void *xcalloc(size_t);
 extern void *xmalloc(size_t);
 extern char *xstrdup(const char *);
 extern Elf_Addr _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_[];
+extern Elf_Sym sym_zero;	/* For resolving undefined weak refs. */
 
 extern void dump_relocations (Obj_Entry *);
 extern void dump_obj_relocations (Obj_Entry *);