diff -ur a/ld/scripttempl/pep.sc b/ld/scripttempl/pep.sc
--- a/ld/scripttempl/pep.sc	2021-07-08 06:37:20.000000000 -0500
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/pep.sc	2021-08-28 13:05:42.673576567 -0500
@@ -127,10 +127,8 @@
        LONG (0); LONG (0);
      }
     ${CONSTRUCTING+
-       /* See comment about __CTOR_LIST__ above.  The same reasoning
-    	  applies here too.  */
-       ___DTOR_LIST__ = .;
-       __DTOR_LIST__ = .;
+       PROVIDE(___DTOR_LIST__ = .);
+       PROVIDE(__DTOR_LIST__ = .);
        LONG (-1); LONG (-1);
        KEEP (*(.dtors));
        KEEP (*(.dtor));
diff -ur a/ld/scripttempl/pe.sc b/ld/scripttempl/pe.sc
--- a/ld/scripttempl/pe.sc	2021-07-08 06:37:20.000000000 -0500
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/pe.sc	2021-08-28 13:05:42.673576567 -0500
@@ -126,10 +126,8 @@
        LONG (0);
      }
     ${CONSTRUCTING+
-       /* See comment about __CTOR_LIST__ above.  The same reasoning
-          applies here too.  */
-       ___DTOR_LIST__ = .;
-       __DTOR_LIST__ = .;
+       PROVIDE(___DTOR_LIST__ = .);
+       PROVIDE(__DTOR_LIST__ = .);
        LONG (-1);
        KEEP(*(.dtors));
        KEEP(*(.dtor));