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
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@
 };
 
 __attribute__((noinline)) static void do_start() {
+  LIBC_INLINE_ASM(".option push\n\t"
+                  ".option norelax\n\t"
+                  "lla gp, __global_pointer$\n\t"
+                  ".option pop\n\t");
   auto tid = __llvm_libc::syscall_impl(SYS_gettid);
   if (tid <= 0)
     __llvm_libc::syscall_impl(SYS_exit, 1);