diff -ru fpcbuild-2.2.4/fpcsrc/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas fpcbuild-2.2.4-new/fpcsrc/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas
--- fpcbuild-2.2.4/fpcsrc/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas	2008-09-01 23:33:56.000000000 +0200
+++ fpcbuild-2.2.4-new/fpcsrc/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas	2010-05-20 00:20:21.294477957 +0200
@@ -385,18 +385,22 @@
            see also issue #8210 regarding a discussion
            no idea about the other non i386 CPUs (FK)
          }
+         { crtbegin[S].o and crti.o should not be used with absolute paths
+           as FindFile is not locating appropriate library for x86 when
+           compiling on x86_64 machine (should use /usr/lib32/...). Let
+           ld find the right one to link with if found in system. }
 {$ifdef x86_64}
          if current_module.islibrary then
            begin
              if librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtbeginS.o',false,s) then
-               AddFileName(s);
+               AddFileName('crtbeginS.o');
            end
          else
 {$endif x86_64}
            if librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtbegin.o',false,s) then
-             AddFileName(s);
+             AddFileName('crtbegin.o');
          if librarysearchpath.FindFile('crti.o',false,s) then
-           AddFileName(s);
+           AddFileName('crti.o');
        end;
       { main objectfiles }
       while not ObjectFiles.Empty do
@@ -462,12 +466,22 @@
            see also issue #8210 regarding a discussion
            no idea about the other non i386 CPUs (FK)
          }
+         { crtend[S].o and crtn.o should not be used with absolute paths
+           as FindFile is not locating appropriate library for x86 when
+           compiling on x86_64 machine (should use /usr/lib32/...). Let
+           ld find the right one to link with if found in system. }
 {$ifdef x86_64}
          if current_module.islibrary then
-           found1:=librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtendS.o',false,s1)
+          begin
+           found1:=librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtendS.o',false,s1);
+           if found1 then s1:='crtendS.o';
+          end
          else
 {$endif x86_64}
+          begin
            found1:=librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtend.o',false,s1);
+           if found1 then s1:='crtend.o';
+          end;
          found2:=librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtn.o',false,s2);
          if found1 or found2 then
           begin
@@ -475,7 +489,7 @@
             if found1 then
              AddFileName(s1);
             if found2 then
-             AddFileName(s2);
+             AddFileName('crtn.o');
             Add(')');
           end;
        end;