diff -Nrup a/elf/dl-open.c b/elf/dl-open.c
--- a/elf/dl-open.c	2012-01-29 21:57:36.251660367 -0700
+++ b/elf/dl-open.c	2012-01-29 21:58:55.762694069 -0700
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ dl_open_worker (void *a)
   while (l != NULL);
   if (nmaps > 1)
     {
-      char seen[nmaps];
+      uint16_t seen[nmaps];
       memset (seen, '\0', nmaps);
       size_t i = 0;
       while (1)
@@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ dl_open_worker (void *a)
 			       (k - i) * sizeof (maps[0]));
 		      maps[k] = thisp;
 
-		      if (seen[i + 1] > 1)
+		      if (seen[i + 1] > nmaps - i)
 			{
 			  ++i;
 			  goto next_clear;
 			}
 
-		      char this_seen = seen[i];
+		      uint16_t this_seen = seen[i];
 		      memmove (&seen[i], &seen[i + 1],
 			       (k - i) * sizeof (seen[0]));
 		      seen[k] = this_seen;