diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/Makefile
index 9dfdd689a9..ed0d6500b9 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/Makefile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ CFLAGS-tst-cet-vfork-1.c += -mshstk
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(subdir),stdlib)
+sysdep_routines += allocate-shadow-stack
 tests += tst-cet-setcontext-1
 CFLAGS-tst-cet-setcontext-1.c += -mshstk
 endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/allocate-shadow-stack.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/allocate-shadow-stack.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7938b6ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/allocate-shadow-stack.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* Helper function to allocate shadow stack.
+   Copyright (C) 2023 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
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <sysdep.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <libc-pointer-arith.h>
+#include <allocate-shadow-stack.h>
+
+/* NB: This can be treated as a syscall by caller.  */
+
+#ifndef __x86_64__
+__attribute__ ((regparm (2)))
+#endif
+long int
+__allocate_shadow_stack (size_t stack_size,
+			 shadow_stack_size_t *child_stack)
+{
+#ifdef __NR_map_shadow_stack
+  size_t shadow_stack_size
+    = stack_size >> STACK_SIZE_TO_SHADOW_STACK_SIZE_SHIFT;
+  /* Align shadow stack to 8 bytes.  */
+  shadow_stack_size = ALIGN_UP (shadow_stack_size, 8);
+  /* Since sigaltstack shares shadow stack with the current context in
+     the thread, add extra 20 stack frames in shadow stack for signal
+     handlers.  */
+# ifdef __x86_64__
+  shadow_stack_size += 20 * 8;
+# else
+  shadow_stack_size += 20 * 4;
+# endif
+  void *shadow_stack = (void *)INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL
+    (map_shadow_stack, NULL, shadow_stack_size, SHADOW_STACK_SET_TOKEN);
+  /* Report the map_shadow_stack error.  */
+  if (shadow_stack == MAP_FAILED)
+    return -errno;
+
+  /* Save the shadow stack base and size on child stack.  */
+  child_stack[0] = (uintptr_t) shadow_stack;
+  child_stack[1] = shadow_stack_size;
+
+  return 0;
+#else
+  return -ENOSYS;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/allocate-shadow-stack.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/allocate-shadow-stack.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..834373e0d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/allocate-shadow-stack.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* Helper function to allocate shadow stack.
+   Copyright (C) 2023 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
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <ucontext.h>
+
+typedef __typeof (((ucontext_t *) 0)->__ssp[0]) shadow_stack_size_t;
+
+extern long int __allocate_shadow_stack (size_t, shadow_stack_size_t *)
+#ifndef __x86_64__
+  __attribute__ ((regparm (2)))
+#endif
+  attribute_hidden;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/mman.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/mman.h
index 3d356e86a0..221f7c82bd 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/mman.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/mman.h
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 #define MAP_32BIT	0x40		/* Only give out 32-bit addresses.  */
 #define MAP_ABOVE4G	0x80		/* Only map above 4GB.  */
 
+#ifdef __USE_MISC
+/* Set up a restore token in the newly allocatd shadow stack */
+# define SHADOW_STACK_SET_TOKEN 0x1
+#endif
+
 #include <bits/mman-map-flags-generic.h>
 
 /* Include generic Linux declarations.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/cpu-features.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/cpu-features.c
index 41e7600668..0e6e2bf855 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/cpu-features.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/cpu-features.c
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@
 static inline int __attribute__ ((always_inline))
 get_cet_status (void)
 {
-  unsigned long long cet_status[3];
-  if (INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL (arch_prctl, ARCH_CET_STATUS, cet_status) == 0)
-    return cet_status[0];
-  return 0;
+  unsigned long long kernel_feature;
+  unsigned int status = 0;
+  if (INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL (arch_prctl, ARCH_SHSTK_STATUS,
+			     &kernel_feature) == 0)
+    {
+      if ((kernel_feature & ARCH_SHSTK_SHSTK) != 0)
+	status = GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK;
+    }
+  return status;
 }
 
 # ifndef SHARED
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/dl-cet.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/dl-cet.h
index c885bf1323..da220ac627 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/dl-cet.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/dl-cet.h
@@ -21,12 +21,20 @@
 static inline int __attribute__ ((always_inline))
 dl_cet_disable_cet (unsigned int cet_feature)
 {
-  return (int) INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL (arch_prctl, ARCH_CET_DISABLE,
-				      cet_feature);
+  if (cet_feature != GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK)
+    return -1;
+  long long int kernel_feature = ARCH_SHSTK_SHSTK;
+  return (int) INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL (arch_prctl, ARCH_SHSTK_DISABLE,
+				      kernel_feature);
 }
 
 static inline int __attribute__ ((always_inline))
-dl_cet_lock_cet (void)
+dl_cet_lock_cet (unsigned int cet_feature)
 {
-  return (int) INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL (arch_prctl, ARCH_CET_LOCK, 0);
+  if (cet_feature != GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK)
+    return -1;
+  /* Lock all SHSTK features.  */
+  long long int kernel_feature = -1;
+  return (int) INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL (arch_prctl, ARCH_SHSTK_LOCK,
+				      kernel_feature);
 }
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/include/asm/prctl.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/include/asm/prctl.h
index 45ad0b052f..2f511321ad 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/include/asm/prctl.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/include/asm/prctl.h
@@ -4,24 +4,19 @@
 
 #include_next <asm/prctl.h>
 
-#ifndef ARCH_CET_STATUS
-/* CET features:
-   IBT:   GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_IBT
-   SHSTK: GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK
- */
-/* Return CET features in unsigned long long *addr:
-     features: addr[0].
-     shadow stack base address: addr[1].
-     shadow stack size: addr[2].
- */
-# define ARCH_CET_STATUS	0x3001
-/* Disable CET features in unsigned int features.  */
-# define ARCH_CET_DISABLE	0x3002
-/* Lock all CET features.  */
-# define ARCH_CET_LOCK		0x3003
-/* Allocate a new shadow stack with unsigned long long *addr:
-     IN: requested shadow stack size: *addr.
-     OUT: allocated shadow stack address: *addr.
- */
-# define ARCH_CET_ALLOC_SHSTK	0x3004
-#endif /* ARCH_CET_STATUS */
+#ifndef ARCH_SHSTK_ENABLE
+/* Enable SHSTK features in unsigned long int features.  */
+# define ARCH_SHSTK_ENABLE		0x5001
+/* Disable SHSTK features in unsigned long int features.  */
+# define ARCH_SHSTK_DISABLE		0x5002
+/* Lock SHSTK features in unsigned long int features.  */
+# define ARCH_SHSTK_LOCK		0x5003
+/* Unlock SHSTK features in unsigned long int features.  */
+# define ARCH_SHSTK_UNLOCK		0x5004
+/* Return SHSTK features in unsigned long int features.  */
+# define ARCH_SHSTK_STATUS		0x5005
+
+/* ARCH_SHSTK_ features bits */
+# define ARCH_SHSTK_SHSTK		0x1
+# define ARCH_SHSTK_WRSS		0x2
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/tst-cet-setcontext-1.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/tst-cet-setcontext-1.c
index 837a9fd0eb..2ea66c803b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/tst-cet-setcontext-1.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/tst-cet-setcontext-1.c
@@ -87,15 +87,14 @@ do_test (void)
   ctx[4].uc_link = &ctx[0];
   makecontext (&ctx[4], (void (*) (void)) f1, 0);
 
-  /* NB: When shadow stack is enabled, makecontext calls arch_prctl
-     with ARCH_CET_ALLOC_SHSTK to allocate a new shadow stack which
-     can be unmapped.  The base address and size of the new shadow
-     stack are returned in __ssp[1] and __ssp[2].  makecontext is
-     called for CTX1, CTX3 and CTX4.  But only CTX1 is used.  New
-     shadow stacks are allocated in the order of CTX3, CTX1, CTX4.
-     It is very likely that CTX1's shadow stack is placed between
-     CTX3 and CTX4.  We munmap CTX3's and CTX4's shadow stacks to
-     create gaps above and below CTX1's shadow stack.  We check
+  /* NB: When shadow stack is enabled, makecontext calls map_shadow_stack
+     to allocate a new shadow stack which can be unmapped.  The base
+     address and size of the new shadow stack are returned in __ssp[1]
+     and __ssp[2].  makecontext is called for CTX1, CTX3 and CTX4.  But
+     only CTX1 is used.  New shadow stacks are allocated in the order
+     of CTX3, CTX1, CTX4.  It is very likely that CTX1's shadow stack is
+     placed between CTX3 and CTX4.  We munmap CTX3's and CTX4's shadow
+     stacks to create gaps above and below CTX1's shadow stack.  We check
      that setcontext CTX1 works correctly in this case.  */
   if (_get_ssp () != 0)
     {
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/__start_context.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/__start_context.S
index f6436dd6bb..ae04203c90 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/__start_context.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/__start_context.S
@@ -24,20 +24,14 @@
 /* Use CALL to push __start_context onto the new stack as well as the new
    shadow stack.  RDI points to ucontext:
    Incoming:
-     __ssp[0]: The original caller's shadow stack pointer.
-     __ssp[1]: The size of the new shadow stack.
-     __ssp[2]: The size of the new shadow stack.
-   Outgoing:
      __ssp[0]: The new shadow stack pointer.
      __ssp[1]: The base address of the new shadow stack.
      __ssp[2]: The size of the new shadow stack.
  */
 
 ENTRY(__push___start_context)
-	/* Save the pointer to ucontext.  */
-	movq	%rdi, %r9
 	/* Get the original shadow stack pointer.  */
-	rdsspq	%r8
+	rdsspq	%rcx
 	/* Save the original stack pointer.  */
 	movq	%rsp, %rdx
 	/* Load the top of the new stack into RSI.  */
@@ -45,24 +39,12 @@ ENTRY(__push___start_context)
 	/* Add 8 bytes to RSI since CALL will push the 8-byte return
 	   address onto stack.  */
 	leaq	8(%rsi), %rsp
-	/* Allocate the new shadow stack.  The size of the new shadow
-	   stack is passed in __ssp[1].  */
-	lea	(oSSP + 8)(%rdi), %RSI_LP
-	movl	$ARCH_CET_ALLOC_SHSTK, %edi
-	movl	$__NR_arch_prctl, %eax
-	/* The new shadow stack base is returned in __ssp[1].  */
-	syscall
-	testq	%rax, %rax
-	jne	L(hlt)		/* This should never happen.  */
-
-	/* Get the size of the new shadow stack.  */
-	movq	8(%rsi), %rdi
-
-	/* Get the base address of the new shadow stack.  */
-	movq	(%rsi), %rsi
-
+	/* The size of the new shadow stack is stored in __ssp[2].  */
+	mov	(oSSP + 16)(%rdi), %RSI_LP
+	/* The new shadow stack base is stored in __ssp[1].  */
+	mov	(oSSP + 8)(%rdi), %RAX_LP
 	/* Use the restore stoken to restore the new shadow stack.  */
-	rstorssp -8(%rsi, %rdi)
+	rstorssp -8(%rax, %rsi)
 
 	/* Save the restore token on the original shadow stack.  */
 	saveprevssp
@@ -73,18 +55,12 @@ ENTRY(__push___start_context)
 	jmp	__start_context
 1:
 
-	/* Get the new shadow stack pointer.  */
-	rdsspq	%rdi
-
 	/* Use the restore stoken to restore the original shadow stack.  */
-	rstorssp -8(%r8)
+	rstorssp -8(%rcx)
 
 	/* Save the restore token on the new shadow stack.  */
 	saveprevssp
 
-	/* Store the new shadow stack pointer in __ssp[0].  */
-	movq	%rdi, oSSP(%r9)
-
 	/* Restore the original stack.  */
 	mov	%rdx, %rsp
 	ret
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/getcontext.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/getcontext.S
index a00e2f6290..71f3802dca 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/getcontext.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/getcontext.S
@@ -58,35 +58,15 @@ ENTRY(__getcontext)
 	testl	$X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK, %fs:FEATURE_1_OFFSET
 	jz	L(no_shstk)
 
-	/* Save RDI in RDX which won't be clobbered by syscall.  */
-	movq	%rdi, %rdx
-
 	xorl	%eax, %eax
 	cmpq	%fs:SSP_BASE_OFFSET, %rax
 	jnz	L(shadow_stack_bound_recorded)
 
-	/* Get the base address and size of the default shadow stack
-	   which must be the current shadow stack since nothing has
-	   been recorded yet.  */
-	sub	$24, %RSP_LP
-	mov	%RSP_LP, %RSI_LP
-	movl	$ARCH_CET_STATUS, %edi
-	movl	$__NR_arch_prctl, %eax
-	syscall
-	testq	%rax, %rax
-	jz	L(continue_no_err)
-
-	/* This should never happen.  */
-	hlt
-
-L(continue_no_err):
-	/* Record the base of the current shadow stack.  */
-	movq	8(%rsp), %rax
+	/* When the shadow stack base is unset, the default shadow
+	   stack is in use.  Use the current shadow stack pointer
+	   as the marker for the default shadow stack.  */
+	rdsspq	%rax
 	movq	%rax, %fs:SSP_BASE_OFFSET
-	add	$24, %RSP_LP
-
-	/* Restore RDI.  */
-	movq	%rdx, %rdi
 
 L(shadow_stack_bound_recorded):
 	/* Get the current shadow stack pointer.  */
@@ -94,7 +74,7 @@ L(shadow_stack_bound_recorded):
 	/* NB: Save the caller's shadow stack so that we can jump back
 	   to the caller directly.  */
 	addq	$8, %rax
-	movq	%rax, oSSP(%rdx)
+	movq	%rax, oSSP(%rdi)
 
 	/* Save the current shadow stack base in ucontext.  */
 	movq	%fs:SSP_BASE_OFFSET, %rax
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/makecontext.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/makecontext.c
index de9e03eb81..788b730132 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/makecontext.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/makecontext.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 # include <pthread.h>
 # include <libc-pointer-arith.h>
 # include <sys/prctl.h>
+# include <sys/mman.h>
+# include <allocate-shadow-stack.h>
 #endif
 
 #include "ucontext_i.h"
@@ -88,23 +90,24 @@ __makecontext (ucontext_t *ucp, void (*func) (void), int argc, ...)
   if ((feature_1 & X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK) != 0)
     {
       /* Shadow stack is enabled.  We need to allocate a new shadow
-         stack.  */
-      unsigned long ssp_size = (((uintptr_t) sp
-				 - (uintptr_t) ucp->uc_stack.ss_sp)
-				>> STACK_SIZE_TO_SHADOW_STACK_SIZE_SHIFT);
-      /* Align shadow stack to 8 bytes.  */
-      ssp_size = ALIGN_UP (ssp_size, 8);
-
-      ucp->__ssp[1] = ssp_size;
-      ucp->__ssp[2] = ssp_size;
-
-      /* Call __push___start_context to allocate a new shadow stack,
-	 push __start_context onto the new stack as well as the new
-	 shadow stack.  NB: After __push___start_context returns,
+         stack.  NB:
 	   ucp->__ssp[0]: The new shadow stack pointer.
 	   ucp->__ssp[1]: The base address of the new shadow stack.
 	   ucp->__ssp[2]: The size of the new shadow stack.
        */
+      long int ret
+	= __allocate_shadow_stack (((uintptr_t) sp
+				    - (uintptr_t) ucp->uc_stack.ss_sp),
+				   &ucp->__ssp[1]);
+      if (ret != 0)
+	{
+	  /* FIXME: What should we do?  */
+	  abort ();
+	}
+
+      ucp->__ssp[0] = ucp->__ssp[1] + ucp->__ssp[2] - 8;
+      /* Call __push___start_context to push __start_context onto the new
+	 stack as well as the new shadow stack.  */
       __push___start_context (ucp);
     }
   else
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/swapcontext.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/swapcontext.S
index 5925752164..2f2fe9875b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/swapcontext.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/swapcontext.S
@@ -109,25 +109,11 @@ ENTRY(__swapcontext)
 	cmpq	%fs:SSP_BASE_OFFSET, %rax
 	jnz	L(shadow_stack_bound_recorded)
 
-	/* Get the base address and size of the default shadow stack
-	   which must be the current shadow stack since nothing has
-	   been recorded yet.  */
-	sub	$24, %RSP_LP
-	mov	%RSP_LP, %RSI_LP
-	movl	$ARCH_CET_STATUS, %edi
-	movl	$__NR_arch_prctl, %eax
-	syscall
-	testq	%rax, %rax
-	jz	L(continue_no_err)
-
-	/* This should never happen.  */
-	hlt
-
-L(continue_no_err):
-	/* Record the base of the current shadow stack.  */
-	movq	8(%rsp), %rax
+	/* When the shadow stack base is unset, the default shadow
+	   stack is in use.  Use the current shadow stack pointer
+	   as the marker for the default shadow stack.  */
+	rdsspq	%rax
 	movq	%rax, %fs:SSP_BASE_OFFSET
-	add	$24, %RSP_LP
 
 L(shadow_stack_bound_recorded):
         /* If we unwind the stack, we can't undo stack unwinding.  Just
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c b/sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c
index 0bf923d48b..f180f0d9a4 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c
+++ b/sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c
@@ -1121,8 +1121,9 @@ no_cpuid:
 
 # ifndef SHARED
       /* Check if IBT and SHSTK are enabled by kernel.  */
-      if ((cet_status & GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_IBT)
-	  || (cet_status & GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK))
+      if ((cet_status
+	   & (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_IBT
+	      | GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK)))
 	{
 	  /* Disable IBT and/or SHSTK if they are enabled by kernel, but
 	     disabled by environment variable:
@@ -1131,9 +1132,11 @@ no_cpuid:
 	   */
 	  unsigned int cet_feature = 0;
 	  if (!CPU_FEATURE_USABLE (IBT))
-	    cet_feature |= GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_IBT;
+	    cet_feature |= (cet_status
+			    & GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_IBT);
 	  if (!CPU_FEATURE_USABLE (SHSTK))
-	    cet_feature |= GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK;
+	    cet_feature |= (cet_status
+			    & GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK);
 
 	  if (cet_feature)
 	    {
@@ -1148,7 +1151,9 @@ no_cpuid:
 	     lock CET if IBT or SHSTK is enabled permissively.  */
 	  if (GL(dl_x86_feature_control).ibt != cet_permissive
 	      && GL(dl_x86_feature_control).shstk != cet_permissive)
-	    dl_cet_lock_cet ();
+	    dl_cet_lock_cet (GL(dl_x86_feature_1)
+			     & (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_IBT
+				| GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK));
 	}
 # endif
     }
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/dl-cet.c b/sysdeps/x86/dl-cet.c
index e486e549be..66a78244d4 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86/dl-cet.c
+++ b/sysdeps/x86/dl-cet.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ dl_cet_check_startup (struct link_map *m, struct dl_cet_info *info)
 	feature_1_lock |= GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK;
 
       if (feature_1_lock != 0
-	  && dl_cet_lock_cet () != 0)
+	  && dl_cet_lock_cet (feature_1_lock) != 0)
 	_dl_fatal_printf ("%s: can't lock CET\n", info->program);
     }
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tls.h b/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tls.h
index 1403f939f7..4bcc2552a1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tls.h
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tls.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ typedef struct
   void *__private_tm[4];
   /* GCC split stack support.  */
   void *__private_ss;
-  /* The lowest address of shadow stack,  */
+  /* The marker for the current shadow stack.  */
   unsigned long long int ssp_base;
   /* Must be kept even if it is no longer used by glibc since programs,
      like AddressSanitizer, depend on the size of tcbhead_t.  */
