diff --git a/ld/emultempl/elf.em b/ld/emultempl/elf.em
index 777f7204038..9dcb52e7514 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/elf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/elf.em
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ fragment <<EOF
 static void
 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation (void)
 {
-  ldelf_before_allocation (audit, depaudit, ${ELF_INTERPRETER_NAME});
+  ldelf_before_allocation (&audit, &depaudit, ${ELF_INTERPRETER_NAME});
 }
 
 EOF
diff --git a/ld/ldelf.c b/ld/ldelf.c
index d627b55419b..f56a62780f0 100644
--- a/ld/ldelf.c
+++ b/ld/ldelf.c
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ ldelf_append_to_separated_string (char **to, char *op_arg)
    sections, but before any sizes or addresses have been set.  */
 
 void
-ldelf_before_allocation (char *audit, char *depaudit,
+ldelf_before_allocation (char **audit, char **depaudit,
 			 const char *default_interpreter_name)
 {
   const char *rpath;
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ ldelf_before_allocation (char *audit, char *depaudit,
 		  }
 
 		if (cp != NULL && *cp != '\0')
-		  ldelf_append_to_separated_string (&depaudit, cp);
+		  ldelf_append_to_separated_string (depaudit, cp);
 
 		cp = more ? ++cp2 : NULL;
 	      }
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ ldelf_before_allocation (char *audit, char *depaudit,
 
   if (! (bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections
 	 (link_info.output_bfd, command_line.soname, rpath,
-	  command_line.filter_shlib, audit, depaudit,
+	  command_line.filter_shlib, *audit, *depaudit,
 	  (const char * const *) command_line.auxiliary_filters,
 	  &link_info, &sinterp)))
     einfo (_("%F%P: failed to set dynamic section sizes: %E\n"));
diff --git a/ld/ldelf.h b/ld/ldelf.h
index a6498cf2758..e8b7c8c7eb8 100644
--- a/ld/ldelf.h
+++ b/ld/ldelf.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ extern void ldelf_after_open (int, int, int, int, int, const char *);
 extern bool ldelf_setup_build_id (bfd *);
 extern bool ldelf_setup_package_metadata (bfd *);
 extern void ldelf_append_to_separated_string (char **, char *);
-extern void ldelf_before_allocation (char *, char *, const char *);
+extern void ldelf_before_allocation (char **, char **, const char *);
 extern bool ldelf_open_dynamic_archive
   (const char *, search_dirs_type *, lang_input_statement_type *);
 extern lang_output_section_statement_type *ldelf_place_orphan