@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 configure.ac      |    6 ++++++
 src/Makefile.am   |    4 ++--
 src/daemon/main.c |   22 ----------------------
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
--- a/configure.ac	
+++ a/configure.ac	
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ CC_CHECK_LDFLAGS([${tmp_ldflag}],
     [VERSIONING_LDFLAGS='-Wl,-version-script=$(srcdir)/map-file'])
 AC_SUBST([VERSIONING_LDFLAGS])
 
+dnl Use immediate (now) bindings; avoids the funky re-call in itself
+dnl  the -z now syntax is lifted from Sun's linker and works with GNU's too
+dnl  other linkes might be added later
+CC_CHECK_LDFLAGS([-Wl,-z,now], [IMMEDIATE_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,now"])
+AC_SUBST([IMMEDIATE_LDFLAGS])
+
 dnl Check for the proper way to build libraries that have no undefined
 dnl symbols; on some hosts this needs to be avoided but the macro
 dnl takes care of it.
--- a/src/Makefile.am	
+++ a/src/Makefile.am	
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ PREOPEN_LIBS = $(modlibexec_LTLIBRARIES)
 endif
 
 if FORCE_PREOPEN
-pulseaudio_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(BINLDFLAGS) -dlpreopen force $(foreach f,$(PREOPEN_LIBS),-dlpreopen $(f))
+pulseaudio_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(BINLDFLAGS) $(IMMEDIATE_LDFLAGS) -dlpreopen force $(foreach f,$(PREOPEN_LIBS),-dlpreopen $(f))
 else
-pulseaudio_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(BINLDFLAGS) -dlopen force $(foreach f,$(PREOPEN_LIBS),-dlopen $(f))
+pulseaudio_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(BINLDFLAGS) $(IMMEDIATE_LDFLAGS) -dlopen force $(foreach f,$(PREOPEN_LIBS),-dlopen $(f))
 endif
 
 ###################################
--- a/src/daemon/main.c	
+++ a/src/daemon/main.c	
@@ -401,28 +401,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     pa_log_set_level(PA_LOG_NOTICE);
     pa_log_set_flags(PA_LOG_COLORS|PA_LOG_PRINT_FILE|PA_LOG_PRINT_LEVEL, PA_LOG_RESET);
 
-#if defined(__linux__) && defined(__OPTIMIZE__)
-    /*
-       Disable lazy relocations to make usage of external libraries
-       more deterministic for our RT threads. We abuse __OPTIMIZE__ as
-       a check whether we are a debug build or not.
-    */
-
-    if (!getenv("LD_BIND_NOW")) {
-        char *rp;
-
-        /* We have to execute ourselves, because the libc caches the
-         * value of $LD_BIND_NOW on initialization. */
-
-        pa_set_env("LD_BIND_NOW", "1");
-
-        if ((rp = pa_readlink("/proc/self/exe")))
-            pa_assert_se(execv(rp, argv) == 0);
-        else
-            pa_log_warn("Couldn't read /proc/self/exe, cannot self execute. Running in a chroot()?");
-    }
-#endif
-
     if ((e = getenv("PULSE_PASSED_FD"))) {
         passed_fd = atoi(e);
 
--