diff --git a/libgloss/ChangeLog b/libgloss/ChangeLog
index 5259f75a1..4e72045e8 100644
--- a/libgloss/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgloss/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-01-17  Bin Cheng  <bin.cheng@arm.com>
+
+	* arm/linux-crt0.c: Use ldr instead of adr to get address of
+	_start_thumb.
+
 2011-12-18  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
 
 	* bfin/clear_cache_range.c: New file.
diff --git a/libgloss/arm/linux-crt0.c b/libgloss/arm/linux-crt0.c
index 2c1dd4af3..c313d269f 100644
--- a/libgloss/arm/linux-crt0.c
+++ b/libgloss/arm/linux-crt0.c
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ asm("\n"
 	".global _start\n"
 	".type _start, %function\n"
 	"_start:\n"
-	"\tadr r0, _start_thumb+1\n"
+	"\tldr r0, .LC0\n"
 	"\tbx r0\n"
+	".LC0:\n"
+	"\t.word _start_thumb\n"
 	".size _start, .-_start\n");
 
 __attribute__((naked, used))