diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/obj.c b/src/cmd/6l/obj.c
index ac8999d69b..49fd5956c4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/obj.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/obj.c
@@ -363,10 +363,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		objfile(*argv++);
 
 	if(!debug['l']) {
-		loadlib();
-		a = mal(strlen(goroot)+strlen(goarch)+20);
-		sprint(a, "%s/lib/rt_%s.6", goroot, goarch);
-		objfile(a);
 		a = mal(strlen(goroot)+strlen(goarch)+strlen(goos)+20);
 		sprint(a, "%s/lib/lib_%s_%s.a", goroot, goarch, goos);
 		objfile(a);
diff --git a/src/runtime/Makefile b/src/runtime/Makefile
index 52741c1257..11e39cc6ce 100644
--- a/src/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ RT0OFILES=\
 LIBOFILES=\
 	rt1_$(GOARCH)_$(GOOS).$O\
 	rt2_$(GOARCH).$O\
+	runtime.$O\
 
 OFILES=$(RT0OFILES) $(LIBOFILES)
 HFILES=