diff --git a/lib/csu/i386-elf/crt1_s.S b/lib/csu/i386-elf/crt1_s.S
index d7ed0a2bec5..17ac0e39234 100644
--- a/lib/csu/i386-elf/crt1_s.S
+++ b/lib/csu/i386-elf/crt1_s.S
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ _start:
 	.cfi_def_cfa_register %ebp
 	andl	$0xfffffff0,%esp # align stack
 	leal	8(%ebp),%eax
+	subl	$4,%esp
 	pushl	%eax		# argv
 	pushl	4(%ebp)		# argc
 	pushl	%edx		# rtld cleanup