diff --git a/nptl/pthread_rwlock_init.c b/nptl/pthread_rwlock_init.c
index 04f0d40..8813e32 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_rwlock_init.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_rwlock_init.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "pthreadP.h"
 #include <string.h>
+#include <pthread-offsets.h>
 
 
 static const struct pthread_rwlockattr default_rwlockattr =
@@ -34,6 +35,13 @@
 {
   ASSERT_TYPE_SIZE (pthread_rwlock_t, __SIZEOF_PTHREAD_RWLOCK_T);
 
+  /* The __flags is the only field where its offset should be checked to
+     avoid ABI breakage with static initializers.  */
+  ASSERT_PTHREAD_INTERNAL_OFFSET (pthread_rwlock_t, __data.__flags,
+				  __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET);
+  ASSERT_PTHREAD_INTERNAL_MEMBER_SIZE (pthread_rwlock_t, __data.__flags,
+				       int);
+
   const struct pthread_rwlockattr *iattr;
 
   iattr = ((const struct pthread_rwlockattr *) attr) ?: &default_rwlockattr;
diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/aarch64/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index 8208f6f..7fe06e0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     16
+
+#define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   48
diff --git a/sysdeps/alpha/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/alpha/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index 8208f6f..7fe06e0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/alpha/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/alpha/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     16
+
+#define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   48
diff --git a/sysdeps/arm/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/arm/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index e4e775d..e9accba 100644
--- a/sysdeps/arm/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/arm/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     12
+
+#if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET  27
+#else
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET  24
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/csky/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/csky/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index e4e775d..7940d1f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/csky/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/csky/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     12
+
+#define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   24
diff --git a/sysdeps/hppa/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/hppa/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index e4e775d..1c11eff 100644
--- a/sysdeps/hppa/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/hppa/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     12
+
+#define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   51
diff --git a/sysdeps/i386/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/i386/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index e4e775d..7940d1f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/i386/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/i386/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     12
+
+#define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   24
diff --git a/sysdeps/ia64/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/ia64/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index 8208f6f..7fe06e0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ia64/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/ia64/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     16
+
+#define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   48
diff --git a/sysdeps/m68k/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/m68k/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index e4e775d..4d6696a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/m68k/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/m68k/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     12
+
+#define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   27
diff --git a/sysdeps/microblaze/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/microblaze/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index e4e775d..e9accba 100644
--- a/sysdeps/microblaze/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/microblaze/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     12
+
+#if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET  27
+#else
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET  24
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/mips/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/mips/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index e96d34a..e52b347 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mips/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/mips/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -3,3 +3,13 @@
 #else
 # define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     12
 #endif
+
+#if _MIPS_SIM == _ABI64
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   48
+#else
+# if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN
+#  define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET  27
+# else
+#  define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET  24
+# endif
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/nios2/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/nios2/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index e4e775d..7940d1f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/nios2/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/nios2/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     12
+
+#define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   24
diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/powerpc/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index 25b5bf2..9e21121 100644
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@
 #else
 # define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     12
 #endif
+
+#if __WORDSIZE == 64
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   48
+#else
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   27
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/riscv/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/riscv/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index 6fc032f..4f14276 100644
--- a/sysdeps/riscv/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/riscv/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@
    <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     16
+
+#define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   48
diff --git a/sysdeps/s390/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/s390/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index 25b5bf2..9e21121 100644
--- a/sysdeps/s390/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/s390/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@
 #else
 # define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     12
 #endif
+
+#if __WORDSIZE == 64
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   48
+#else
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   27
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/sh/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/sh/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index e4e775d..e9accba 100644
--- a/sysdeps/sh/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/sh/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     12
+
+#if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET  27
+#else
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET  24
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/sparc/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/sparc/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index 25b5bf2..9e21121 100644
--- a/sysdeps/sparc/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/sparc/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@
 #else
 # define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     12
 #endif
+
+#if __WORDSIZE == 64
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   48
+#else
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET   27
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/pthread-offsets.h b/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
index 8208f6f..a311da4 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/pthread-offsets.h
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
 #define __PTHREAD_MUTEX_KIND_OFFSET     16
+
+#ifdef  __ILP32__
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET  40
+#else
+# define __PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FLAGS_OFFSET  48
+#endif
