diff --git a/libc/startup/linux/aarch64/start.cpp b/libc/startup/linux/aarch64/start.cpp
--- a/libc/startup/linux/aarch64/start.cpp
+++ b/libc/startup/linux/aarch64/start.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 extern "C" int main(int, char **, char **);
-// The BFD linker requires a reference to __dso_handle to trigger creating
-// a symbol for it when -nostdlib is used..
-extern "C" void *__dso_handle = nullptr;
 
 // Source documentation:
 // https://github.com/ARM-software/abi-aa/tree/main/sysvabi64
diff --git a/libc/startup/linux/riscv64/start.cpp b/libc/startup/linux/riscv64/start.cpp
--- a/libc/startup/linux/riscv64/start.cpp
+++ b/libc/startup/linux/riscv64/start.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 extern "C" int main(int, char **, char **);
-// The BFD linker requires a reference to __dso_handle to trigger creating
-// a symbol for it when -nostdlib is used..
-extern "C" void *__dso_handle = nullptr;
 
 namespace __llvm_libc {
 
diff --git a/libc/startup/linux/x86_64/start.cpp b/libc/startup/linux/x86_64/start.cpp
--- a/libc/startup/linux/x86_64/start.cpp
+++ b/libc/startup/linux/x86_64/start.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 extern "C" int main(int, char **, char **);
-// The BFD linker requires a reference to __dso_handle to trigger creating
-// a symbol for it when -nostdlib is used..
-extern "C" void *__dso_handle = nullptr;
 
 namespace __llvm_libc {
 
diff --git a/libc/test/IntegrationTest/test.cpp b/libc/test/IntegrationTest/test.cpp
--- a/libc/test/IntegrationTest/test.cpp
+++ b/libc/test/IntegrationTest/test.cpp
@@ -34,4 +34,7 @@
   return malloc(s);
 }
 
+// Integration tests are linked with -nostdlib. BFD linker expects
+// __dso_handle when -nostdlib is used.
+void *__dso_handle = nullptr;
 } // extern "C"