diff --git a/elf/rtld.c b/elf/rtld.c
index 197efe1316..c59f0f17bd 100644
--- a/elf/rtld.c
+++ b/elf/rtld.c
@@ -1081,6 +1081,62 @@ load_audit_modules (struct link_map *main_map, struct audit_list *audit_list)
     }
 }
 
+/* Adjusts the contents of the stack and related globals for the user
+   entry point.  The ld.so processed skip_args arguments and bumped
+   _dl_argv and _dl_argc accordingly.  Those arguments are removed from
+   argv here.  */
+static void
+_dl_start_args_adjust (int skip_args)
+{
+  void **sp = (void **) (_dl_argv - skip_args - 1);
+  void **p = sp + skip_args;
+
+  if (skip_args == 0)
+    return;
+
+  /* Sanity check.  */
+  intptr_t argc = (intptr_t) sp[0] - skip_args;
+  assert (argc == _dl_argc);
+
+  /* Adjust argc on stack.  */
+  sp[0] = (void *) (intptr_t) _dl_argc;
+
+  /* Update globals in rtld.  */
+  _dl_argv -= skip_args;
+  _environ -= skip_args;
+
+  /* Shuffle argv down.  */
+  do
+    *++sp = *++p;
+  while (*p != NULL);
+
+  assert (_environ == (char **) (sp + 1));
+
+  /* Shuffle envp down.  */
+  do
+    *++sp = *++p;
+  while (*p != NULL);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_AUX_VECTOR
+  void **auxv = (void **) GLRO(dl_auxv) - skip_args;
+  GLRO(dl_auxv) = (ElfW(auxv_t) *) auxv; /* Aliasing violation.  */
+  assert (auxv == sp + 1);
+
+  /* Shuffle auxv down. */
+  ElfW(auxv_t) ax;
+  char *oldp = (char *) (p + 1);
+  char *newp = (char *) (sp + 1);
+  do
+    {
+      memcpy (&ax, oldp, sizeof (ax));
+      memcpy (newp, &ax, sizeof (ax));
+      oldp += sizeof (ax);
+      newp += sizeof (ax);
+    }
+  while (ax.a_type != AT_NULL);
+#endif
+}
+
 static void
 dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 	 ElfW(Word) phnum,
@@ -1137,6 +1193,7 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
       rtld_is_main = true;
 
       char *argv0 = NULL;
+      char **orig_argv = _dl_argv;
 
       /* Note the place where the dynamic linker actually came from.  */
       GL(dl_rtld_map).l_name = rtld_progname;
@@ -1151,7 +1208,6 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 		GLRO(dl_lazy) = -1;
 	      }
 
-	    ++_dl_skip_args;
 	    --_dl_argc;
 	    ++_dl_argv;
 	  }
@@ -1160,14 +1216,12 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 	    if (state.mode != rtld_mode_help)
 	      state.mode = rtld_mode_verify;
 
-	    ++_dl_skip_args;
 	    --_dl_argc;
 	    ++_dl_argv;
 	  }
 	else if (! strcmp (_dl_argv[1], "--inhibit-cache"))
 	  {
 	    GLRO(dl_inhibit_cache) = 1;
-	    ++_dl_skip_args;
 	    --_dl_argc;
 	    ++_dl_argv;
 	  }
@@ -1177,7 +1231,6 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 	    state.library_path = _dl_argv[2];
 	    state.library_path_source = "--library-path";
 
-	    _dl_skip_args += 2;
 	    _dl_argc -= 2;
 	    _dl_argv += 2;
 	  }
@@ -1186,7 +1239,6 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 	  {
 	    GLRO(dl_inhibit_rpath) = _dl_argv[2];
 
-	    _dl_skip_args += 2;
 	    _dl_argc -= 2;
 	    _dl_argv += 2;
 	  }
@@ -1194,14 +1246,12 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 	  {
 	    audit_list_add_string (&state.audit_list, _dl_argv[2]);
 
-	    _dl_skip_args += 2;
 	    _dl_argc -= 2;
 	    _dl_argv += 2;
 	  }
 	else if (! strcmp (_dl_argv[1], "--preload") && _dl_argc > 2)
 	  {
 	    state.preloadarg = _dl_argv[2];
-	    _dl_skip_args += 2;
 	    _dl_argc -= 2;
 	    _dl_argv += 2;
 	  }
@@ -1209,7 +1259,6 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 	  {
 	    argv0 = _dl_argv[2];
 
-	    _dl_skip_args += 2;
 	    _dl_argc -= 2;
 	    _dl_argv += 2;
 	  }
@@ -1217,7 +1266,6 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 		 && _dl_argc > 2)
 	  {
 	    state.glibc_hwcaps_prepend = _dl_argv[2];
-	    _dl_skip_args += 2;
 	    _dl_argc -= 2;
 	    _dl_argv += 2;
 	  }
@@ -1225,7 +1273,6 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 		 && _dl_argc > 2)
 	  {
 	    state.glibc_hwcaps_mask = _dl_argv[2];
-	    _dl_skip_args += 2;
 	    _dl_argc -= 2;
 	    _dl_argv += 2;
 	  }
@@ -1234,7 +1281,6 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 	  {
 	    state.mode = rtld_mode_list_tunables;
 
-	    ++_dl_skip_args;
 	    --_dl_argc;
 	    ++_dl_argv;
 	  }
@@ -1243,7 +1289,6 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 	  {
 	    state.mode = rtld_mode_list_diagnostics;
 
-	    ++_dl_skip_args;
 	    --_dl_argc;
 	    ++_dl_argv;
 	  }
@@ -1289,7 +1334,6 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 	    _dl_usage (ld_so_name, NULL);
 	}
 
-      ++_dl_skip_args;
       --_dl_argc;
       ++_dl_argv;
 
@@ -1391,6 +1435,9 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
       /* Set the argv[0] string now that we've processed the executable.  */
       if (argv0 != NULL)
         _dl_argv[0] = argv0;
+
+      /* Adjust arguments for the application entry point.  */
+      _dl_start_args_adjust (_dl_argv - orig_argv);
     }
   else
     {
diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c
index 4b2072e5d5..5c0f8e46bf 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ _dl_sysdep_start (void **start_argptr,
 {
   void go (intptr_t *argdata)
     {
+      char *orig_argv0;
       char **p;
 
       /* Cache the information in various global variables.  */
@@ -114,6 +115,8 @@ _dl_sysdep_start (void **start_argptr,
       _environ = &_dl_argv[_dl_argc + 1];
       for (p = _environ; *p++;); /* Skip environ pointers and terminator.  */
 
+      orig_argv0 = _dl_argv[0];
+
       if ((void *) p == _dl_argv[0])
 	{
 	  static struct hurd_startup_data nodata;
@@ -204,30 +207,23 @@ unfmh();			/* XXX */
 
       /* The call above might screw a few things up.
 
-	 First of all, if _dl_skip_args is nonzero, we are ignoring
-	 the first few arguments.  However, if we have no Hurd startup
-	 data, it is the magical convention that ARGV[0] == P.  The
+	 P is the location after the terminating NULL of the list of
+	 environment variables.  It has to point to the Hurd startup
+	 data or if that's missing then P == ARGV[0] must hold. The
 	 startup code in init-first.c will get confused if this is not
 	 the case, so we must rearrange things to make it so.  We'll
-	 overwrite the origional ARGV[0] at P with ARGV[_dl_skip_args].
+	 recompute P and move the Hurd data or the new ARGV[0] there.
 
-	 Secondly, if we need to be secure, it removes some dangerous
-	 environment variables.  If we have no Hurd startup date this
-	 changes P (since that's the location after the terminating
-	 NULL in the list of environment variables).  We do the same
-	 thing as in the first case but make sure we recalculate P.
-	 If we do have Hurd startup data, we have to move the data
-	 such that it starts just after the terminating NULL in the
-	 environment list.
+	 Note: directly invoked ld.so can move arguments and env vars.
 
 	 We use memmove, since the locations might overlap.  */
-      if (__libc_enable_secure || _dl_skip_args)
+
+      char **newp;
+      for (newp = _environ; *newp++;);
+
+      if (newp != p || _dl_argv[0] != orig_argv0)
 	{
-	  char **newp;
-
-	  for (newp = _environ; *newp++;);
-
-	  if (_dl_argv[-_dl_skip_args] == (char *) p)
+	  if (orig_argv0 == (char *) p)
 	    {
 	      if ((char *) newp != _dl_argv[0])
 		{