diff -up glibc-2.33/elf/dl-init.c.12~ glibc-2.33/elf/dl-init.c
--- glibc-2.33/elf/dl-init.c.12~	2021-02-01 18:15:33.000000000 +0100
+++ glibc-2.33/elf/dl-init.c	2021-02-02 00:10:07.506005790 +0100
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ _dl_init (struct link_map *main_map, int
   while (i-- > 0)
     call_init (main_map->l_initfini[i], argc, argv, env);
 
-#ifndef HAVE_INLINED_SYSCALLS
   /* Finished starting up.  */
   _dl_starting_up = 0;
-#endif
 }
diff -up glibc-2.33/elf/dl-support.c.12~ glibc-2.33/elf/dl-support.c
--- glibc-2.33/elf/dl-support.c.12~	2021-02-01 18:15:33.000000000 +0100
+++ glibc-2.33/elf/dl-support.c	2021-02-02 00:10:07.506005790 +0100
@@ -126,10 +126,8 @@ struct r_scope_elem _dl_initial_searchli
     .r_nlist = 1,
   };
 
-#ifndef HAVE_INLINED_SYSCALLS
 /* Nonzero during startup.  */
 int _dl_starting_up = 1;
-#endif
 
 /* Random data provided by the kernel.  */
 void *_dl_random;
diff -up glibc-2.33/elf/rtld.c.12~ glibc-2.33/elf/rtld.c
--- glibc-2.33/elf/rtld.c.12~	2021-02-01 18:15:33.000000000 +0100
+++ glibc-2.33/elf/rtld.c	2021-02-02 00:11:06.989150813 +0100
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ dl_main_state_init (struct dl_main_state
   state->version_info = false;
 }
 
-#ifndef HAVE_INLINED_SYSCALLS
 /* Set nonzero during loading and initialization of executable and
    libraries, cleared before the executable's entry point runs.  This
    must not be initialized to nonzero, because the unused dynamic
@@ -309,7 +308,6 @@ dl_main_state_init (struct dl_main_state
    never be called.  */
 int _dl_starting_up = 0;
 rtld_hidden_def (_dl_starting_up)
-#endif
 
 /* This is the structure which defines all variables global to ld.so
    (except those which cannot be added for some reason).  */
@@ -1159,10 +1157,8 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
   /* Process the environment variable which control the behaviour.  */
   process_envvars (&state);
 
-#ifndef HAVE_INLINED_SYSCALLS
   /* Set up a flag which tells we are just starting.  */
   _dl_starting_up = 1;
-#endif
 
   const char *ld_so_name = _dl_argv[0];
   if (*user_entry == (ElfW(Addr)) ENTRY_POINT)