diff --git a/dlfcn/modatexit.c b/dlfcn/modatexit.c
index e620d10c70..95c18dcbac 100644
--- a/dlfcn/modatexit.c
+++ b/dlfcn/modatexit.c
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ dummy (void)
 void
 foo (void *p)
 {
-  extern void *__dso_handle __attribute__ ((__weak__));
   printf ("This is %s\n", __FUNCTION__);
   atexit (dummy);
-  if (&__dso_handle) puts ("have dso handle"); else puts ("no dso handle");
   ip = p;
 }
diff --git a/dlfcn/modcxaatexit.c b/dlfcn/modcxaatexit.c
index fbda2f3c9f..b921b5c9ac 100644
--- a/dlfcn/modcxaatexit.c
+++ b/dlfcn/modcxaatexit.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ fluffy (void *p)
 void
 bar (void *p)
 {
-  extern void *__dso_handle;
   printf ("This is %s\n", __FUNCTION__);
   __cxa_atexit (fluffy, p, __dso_handle);
 }
diff --git a/dlfcn/tstatexit.c b/dlfcn/tstatexit.c
index 2073843b8f..e25a3f8000 100644
--- a/dlfcn/tstatexit.c
+++ b/dlfcn/tstatexit.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 
-extern void *__dso_handle __attribute__ ((__weak__));
-
 int
 main (void)
 {
@@ -30,12 +28,6 @@ main (void)
   void (*fp) (void *);
   int v = 0;
 
-  if (&__dso_handle == NULL)
-    {
-      puts ("__dso_handle not available, cannot perform the test");
-      exit (0);
-    }
-
   h = dlopen (fname, RTLD_NOW);
   if (h == NULL)
     {
diff --git a/dlfcn/tstcxaatexit.c b/dlfcn/tstcxaatexit.c
index fde645c16b..37f25d63d4 100644
--- a/dlfcn/tstcxaatexit.c
+++ b/dlfcn/tstcxaatexit.c
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-extern void *__dso_handle __attribute__ ((__weak__));
-
 int
 main (void)
 {
@@ -29,12 +27,6 @@ main (void)
   void (*fp) (void *);
   int v = 0;
 
-  if (&__dso_handle == NULL)
-    {
-      puts ("__dso_handle not available, cannot perform the test");
-      exit (0);
-    }
-
   h = dlopen (fname, RTLD_LAZY);
   if (h == NULL)
     {
diff --git a/include/stdlib.h b/include/stdlib.h
index 2274790a2e..d0dcbf81c3 100644
--- a/include/stdlib.h
+++ b/include/stdlib.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #endif
 #include <stdlib/stdlib.h>
 
+/* __dso_handle is always defined by either crtbegin.o from GCC or our
+   dso_handle.c.  */
+extern void *__dso_handle __attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden")));
+
 /* Now define the internal interfaces.  */
 #if !defined _ISOMAC
 # include <sys/stat.h>
diff --git a/malloc/mtrace.c b/malloc/mtrace.c
index d6eb49757b..7ff6d2316f 100644
--- a/malloc/mtrace.c
+++ b/malloc/mtrace.c
@@ -315,10 +315,9 @@ mtrace (void)
 #ifdef _LIBC
           if (!added_atexit_handler)
             {
-              extern void *__dso_handle __attribute__ ((__weak__));
               added_atexit_handler = 1;
               __cxa_atexit ((void (*)(void *))release_libc_mem, NULL,
-                            &__dso_handle ? __dso_handle : NULL);
+			    __dso_handle);
             }
 #endif
         }
diff --git a/nptl/pthread_atfork.c b/nptl/pthread_atfork.c
index dc2ea07887..dd328b76f1 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_atfork.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_atfork.c
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
 #include "pthreadP.h"
 #include <fork.h>
 
-/* This is defined by newer gcc version unique for each module.  */
-extern void *__dso_handle __attribute__ ((__weak__,
-					  __visibility__ ("hidden")));
-
 
 /* Hide the symbol so that no definition but the one locally in the
    executable or DSO is used.  */
@@ -51,8 +47,7 @@ attribute_hidden
 __pthread_atfork (void (*prepare) (void), void (*parent) (void),
 		  void (*child) (void))
 {
-  return __register_atfork (prepare, parent, child,
-			    &__dso_handle == NULL ? NULL : __dso_handle);
+  return __register_atfork (prepare, parent, child, __dso_handle);
 }
 #ifndef __pthread_atfork
 extern int pthread_atfork (void (*prepare) (void), void (*parent) (void),
diff --git a/nptl/tst-atfork2mod.c b/nptl/tst-atfork2mod.c
index fe64046d3c..1e49612bdd 100644
--- a/nptl/tst-atfork2mod.c
+++ b/nptl/tst-atfork2mod.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ static void
 __attribute__ ((constructor))
 init (void)
 {
-  extern void *__dso_handle;
   printf ("dsohandle = %p\n", __dso_handle);
 
   if (pthread_atfork (prepare, parent, child) != 0)
diff --git a/posix/wordexp-test.c b/posix/wordexp-test.c
index 17ae812346..6ae769678c 100644
--- a/posix/wordexp-test.c
+++ b/posix/wordexp-test.c
@@ -30,13 +30,11 @@
 
 #define IFS " \n\t"
 
-extern void *__dso_handle __attribute__ ((__weak__, __visibility__ ("hidden")));
 extern int __register_atfork (void (*) (void), void (*) (void), void (*) (void), void *);
 
 static int __app_register_atfork (void (*prepare) (void), void (*parent) (void), void (*child) (void))
 {
-  return __register_atfork (prepare, parent, child,
-			    &__dso_handle == NULL ? NULL : __dso_handle);
+  return __register_atfork (prepare, parent, child, __dso_handle);
 }
 
 /* Number of forks seen.  */
diff --git a/stdlib/at_quick_exit.c b/stdlib/at_quick_exit.c
index 3b74d0a688..ca54c3f851 100644
--- a/stdlib/at_quick_exit.c
+++ b/stdlib/at_quick_exit.c
@@ -36,15 +36,10 @@
 #include "exit.h"
 
 
-/* This is defined by newer gcc version unique for each module.  */
-extern void *__dso_handle __attribute__ ((__weak__));
-
-
 /* Register FUNC to be executed by `quick_exit'.  */
 int
 attribute_hidden
 at_quick_exit (void (*func) (void))
 {
-  return __cxa_at_quick_exit ((void (*) (void *)) func,
-			      &__dso_handle == NULL ? NULL : __dso_handle);
+  return __cxa_at_quick_exit ((void (*) (void *)) func, __dso_handle);
 }
diff --git a/stdlib/atexit.c b/stdlib/atexit.c
index f28b6ba1b7..aec7f5ce1b 100644
--- a/stdlib/atexit.c
+++ b/stdlib/atexit.c
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "exit.h"
 
-
-/* This is defined by newer gcc version unique for each module.  */
-extern void *__dso_handle __attribute__ ((__weak__));
-
-
 /* Register FUNC to be executed by `exit'.  */
 int
 #ifndef atexit
@@ -47,6 +42,5 @@ attribute_hidden
 #endif
 atexit (void (*func) (void))
 {
-  return __cxa_atexit ((void (*) (void *)) func, NULL,
-		       &__dso_handle == NULL ? NULL : __dso_handle);
+  return __cxa_atexit ((void (*) (void *)) func, NULL, __dso_handle);
 }
diff --git a/stdlib/tst-tls-atexit-lib.c b/stdlib/tst-tls-atexit-lib.c
index a227e4653c..9bdd690842 100644
--- a/stdlib/tst-tls-atexit-lib.c
+++ b/stdlib/tst-tls-atexit-lib.c
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-extern void *__dso_handle;
-
 typedef struct
 {
   void *val;
