--- elf/dl-load.c	2011-01-26 22:02:02.000000000 +0100
+++ elf/dl-load.c	2011-01-26 22:30:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -1398,7 +1398,11 @@ 
 	  if (__builtin_expect (p + s <= relro_end, 1))
 	    {
 	      /* The variable lies in the region protected by RELRO.  */
-	      __mprotect ((void *) p, s, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE);
+	      if (__mprotect ((void *) p, s, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE) < 0)
+		{
+		  errstring = N_("cannot change memory protections");
+		  goto call_lose_errno;
+		}
 	      __stack_prot |= PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC;
 	      __mprotect ((void *) p, s, PROT_READ);
 	    }