diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sysdep.h
index a95b113..aea77b4 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sysdep.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* There is some commonality.  */
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/alpha/sysdep.h>
 
 #include <tls.h>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sysdep.h
index 200f77a..c8715f7 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sysdep.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_ARM_SYSDEP_H 1
 
 /* There is some commonality.  */
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/arm/sysdep.h>
 
 /* Defines RTLD_PRIVATE_ERRNO and USE_DL_SYSINFO.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/sysdep.h
index 11da9d2..70e7158 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/sysdep.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <bits/wordsize.h>
 #include <kernel-features.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/sysdep.h>
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 
 /* Provide the common name to allow more code reuse.  */
 #define __NR__llseek __NR_llseek
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/sysdep.h
index cb1f163..2cae70f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/sysdep.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_HPPA_SYSDEP_H 1
 
 #include <sysdeps/unix/sysdep.h>
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/hppa/sysdep.h>
 
 /* Defines RTLD_PRIVATE_ERRNO.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/Makefile
index 80da593..e10d133 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/Makefile
@@ -27,3 +27,17 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(subdir),stdlib)
 gen-as-const-headers += ucontext_i.sym
 endif
+
+ifeq ($(subdir),csu)
+sysdep-dl-routines += sysdep
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(subdir),nptl)
+# pull in __syscall_error routine
+libpthread-routines += sysdep
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(subdir),rt)
+# pull in __syscall_error routine
+librt-routines += sysdep
+endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/clone.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/clone.S
index 243dbfe..2aafb3a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/clone.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/clone.S
@@ -47,19 +47,11 @@ ENTRY (__clone)
 	/* Sanity check arguments.  */
 	movl	$-EINVAL,%eax
 	movl	FUNC(%esp),%ecx		/* no NULL function pointers */
-#ifdef PIC
-	jecxz	SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
-#else
 	testl	%ecx,%ecx
 	jz	SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
-#endif
 	movl	STACK(%esp),%ecx	/* no NULL stack pointers */
-#ifdef PIC
-	jecxz	SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
-#else
 	testl	%ecx,%ecx
 	jz	SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
-#endif
 
 	/* Insert the argument onto the new stack.  Make sure the new
 	   thread is started with an alignment of (mod 16).  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.S
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e6c262..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.S
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1995-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <sysdep.h>
-
-/* The following code is only used in the shared library when we
-   compile the reentrant version.  Otherwise each system call defines
-   each own version.  */
-
-#ifndef PIC
-
-/* The syscall stubs jump here when they detect an error.
-   The code for Linux is almost identical to the canonical Unix/i386
-   code, except that the error number in %eax is negated.  */
-
-#undef CALL_MCOUNT
-#define CALL_MCOUNT /* Don't insert the profiling call, it clobbers %eax.  */
-
-	.text
-ENTRY (__syscall_error)
-	negl %eax
-
-#define __syscall_error __syscall_error_1
-#include <sysdeps/unix/i386/sysdep.S>
-
-#endif	/* !PIC */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..141105e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sysdep.h>
+
+/* This routine is jumped to by all the syscall handlers, to stash
+   an error number into errno.  ERROR is the negative error number
+   returned from the x86 kernel.  */
+int
+__attribute__ ((__regparm__ (1)))
+__syscall_error (int error)
+{
+  __set_errno (-error);
+  return -1;
+}
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h
index d76aca5..6197ff1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_I386_SYSDEP_H 1
 
 /* There is some commonality.  */
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/i386/sysdep.h>
 /* Defines RTLD_PRIVATE_ERRNO and USE_DL_SYSINFO.  */
 #include <dl-sysdep.h>
@@ -55,11 +56,7 @@
 
 /* We don't want the label for the error handle to be global when we define
    it here.  */
-#ifdef PIC
-# define SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL 0f
-#else
-# define SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL syscall_error
-#endif
+#define SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL __syscall_error
 
 #undef	PSEUDO
 #define	PSEUDO(name, syscall_name, args)				      \
@@ -100,55 +97,7 @@
 
 #define ret_ERRVAL ret
 
-#ifndef PIC
-# define SYSCALL_ERROR_HANDLER	/* Nothing here; code in sysdep.S is used.  */
-#else
-
-# if RTLD_PRIVATE_ERRNO
-#  define SYSCALL_ERROR_HANDLER						      \
-0:SETUP_PIC_REG(cx);							      \
-  addl $_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_, %ecx;					      \
-  negl %eax;								      \
-  movl %eax, rtld_errno@GOTOFF(%ecx);					      \
-  orl $-1, %eax;							      \
-  ret;
-
-# elif defined _LIBC_REENTRANT
-
-#  if IS_IN (libc)
-#   define SYSCALL_ERROR_ERRNO __libc_errno
-#  else
-#   define SYSCALL_ERROR_ERRNO errno
-#  endif
-#  define SYSCALL_ERROR_HANDLER					      \
-0:SETUP_PIC_REG (cx);							      \
-  addl $_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_, %ecx;					      \
-  movl SYSCALL_ERROR_ERRNO@GOTNTPOFF(%ecx), %ecx;			      \
-  negl %eax;								      \
-  SYSCALL_ERROR_HANDLER_TLS_STORE (%eax, %ecx);				      \
-  orl $-1, %eax;							      \
-  ret;
-#  ifndef NO_TLS_DIRECT_SEG_REFS
-#   define SYSCALL_ERROR_HANDLER_TLS_STORE(src, destoff)		      \
-  movl src, %gs:(destoff)
-#  else
-#   define SYSCALL_ERROR_HANDLER_TLS_STORE(src, destoff)		      \
-  addl %gs:0, destoff;							      \
-  movl src, (destoff)
-#  endif
-# else
-/* Store (- %eax) into errno through the GOT.  */
-#  define SYSCALL_ERROR_HANDLER						      \
-0:SETUP_PIC_REG(cx);							      \
-  addl $_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_, %ecx;					      \
-  negl %eax;								      \
-  movl errno@GOT(%ecx), %ecx;						      \
-  movl %eax, (%ecx);							      \
-  orl $-1, %eax;							      \
-  ret;
-# endif	/* _LIBC_REENTRANT */
-#endif	/* PIC */
-
+#define SYSCALL_ERROR_HANDLER	/* Nothing here; code in sysdep.c is used.  */
 
 /* The original calling convention for system calls on Linux/i386 is
    to use int $0x80.  */
@@ -275,6 +224,9 @@
 
 #else	/* !__ASSEMBLER__ */
 
+extern int __syscall_error (int)
+  attribute_hidden __attribute__ ((__regparm__ (1)));
+
 /* We need some help from the assembler to generate optimal code.  We
    define some macros here which later will be used.  */
 asm (".L__X'%ebx = 1\n\t"
@@ -318,7 +270,15 @@ struct libc_do_syscall_args
 /* Define a macro which expands inline into the wrapper code for a system
    call.  */
 #undef INLINE_SYSCALL
-#define INLINE_SYSCALL(name, nr, args...) \
+#if IS_IN (libc)
+# define INLINE_SYSCALL(name, nr, args...) \
+  ({									      \
+    unsigned int resultvar = INTERNAL_SYSCALL (name, , nr, args);	      \
+    __glibc_unlikely (INTERNAL_SYSCALL_ERROR_P (resultvar, ))		      \
+    ? __syscall_error (-INTERNAL_SYSCALL_ERRNO (resultvar, ))		      \
+    : (int) resultvar; })
+#else
+# define INLINE_SYSCALL(name, nr, args...) \
   ({									      \
     unsigned int resultvar = INTERNAL_SYSCALL (name, , nr, args);	      \
     if (__glibc_unlikely (INTERNAL_SYSCALL_ERROR_P (resultvar, )))	      \
@@ -327,6 +287,14 @@ struct libc_do_syscall_args
 	resultvar = 0xffffffff;						      \
       }									      \
     (int) resultvar; })
+#endif
+
+/* Set error number and return -1.  Return the internal function,
+   __syscall_error, which sets errno from the negative error number
+   and returns -1, to avoid PIC.  */
+#undef INLINE_SYSCALL_ERROR_RETURN
+#define INLINE_SYSCALL_ERROR_RETURN(resultvar) \
+  __syscall_error (-(resultvar))
 
 /* List of system calls which are supported as vsyscalls.  */
 # define HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_VSYSCALL    1
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/sysdep.h
index 03efae9..eafcc7a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/sysdep.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_IA64_SYSDEP_H 1
 
 #include <sysdeps/unix/sysdep.h>
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/ia64/sysdep.h>
 #include <dl-sysdep.h>
 #include <tls.h>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/sysdep.h
index 2b88add..e55446c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/sysdep.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library.  If not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <tls.h>
 
 /* Defines RTLD_PRIVATE_ERRNO.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/sysdep.h
index 9d5c542..75dd11f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/sysdep.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_MICROBLAZE_SYSDEP_H 1
 
 #include <sysdeps/unix/sysdep.h>
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/microblaze/sysdep.h>
 
 /* Defines RTLD_PRIVATE_ERRNO.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/sysdep.h
index a2aa38d..cb8f4a8 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/sysdep.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_MIPS_MIPS32_SYSDEP_H 1
 
 /* There is some commonality.  */
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/mips/mips32/sysdep.h>
 
 #include <tls.h>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/sysdep.h
index 4c28af6..b97bf0b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/sysdep.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_MIPS_SYSDEP_H 1
 
 /* There is some commonality.  */
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/mips/mips64/n32/sysdep.h>
 
 #include <tls.h>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/sysdep.h
index 1fc038c..6bbeeb0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/sysdep.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_MIPS_SYSDEP_H 1
 
 /* There is some commonality.  */
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/mips/mips64/n64/sysdep.h>
 
 #include <tls.h>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h
index dc56bea..7f389e4 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_POWERPC_SYSDEP_H
 #define _LINUX_POWERPC_SYSDEP_H 1
 
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/powerpc/sysdep.h>
 #include <tls.h>
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h
index e2014cc..6803cce 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_POWERPC_SYSDEP_H
 #define _LINUX_POWERPC_SYSDEP_H 1
 
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/powerpc/sysdep.h>
 #include <tls.h>
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/sysdep.h
index c768df1..d29b685 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/sysdep.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <sysdeps/s390/s390-32/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/sysdep.h>
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <dl-sysdep.h>	/* For RTLD_PRIVATE_ERRNO.  */
 #include <tls.h>
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/sysdep.h
index c041153..a373207 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/sysdep.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <sysdeps/s390/s390-64/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/sysdep.h>
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <dl-sysdep.h>	/* For RTLD_PRIVATE_ERRNO.  */
 #include <tls.h>
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/sysdep.h
index 5226ff6..ab5b2c3 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/sysdep.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_SH_SYSDEP_H 1
 
 /* There is some commonality.  */
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/sh/sysdep.h>
 #include <tls.h>
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sysdep.h
index e215dbb..c9843de 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sysdep.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_SPARC_SYSDEP_H 1
 
 #include <sysdeps/unix/sysdep.h>
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/sparc/sysdep.h>
 
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLER__
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe2ce54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* Set error number and return -1.  A target may choose to return the
+   internal function, __syscall_error, which sets errno and returns -1.  */
+#define INLINE_SYSCALL_ERROR_RETURN(err) \
+  ({						\
+    __set_errno (err);				\
+    -1;						\
+  })
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/sysdep.h
index 5a62cce..fc132f6 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/sysdep.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_X86_64_SYSDEP_H 1
 
 /* There is some commonality.  */
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h>
 #include <sysdeps/unix/x86_64/sysdep.h>
 #include <tls.h>
 
