diff -ru fpcbuild-2.6.0-1/fpcsrc/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas fpcbuild-2.6.0-2/fpcsrc/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas
--- fpcbuild-2.6.0-1/fpcsrc/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas	2011-07-01 09:37:05.000000000 +0200
+++ fpcbuild-2.6.0-2/fpcsrc/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas	2012-06-24 12:25:52.354081128 +0200
@@ -388,21 +388,25 @@
       { try to add crti and crtbegin if linking to C }
       if linklibc and (libctype<>uclibc) then
        begin
+         { crtbegin[S|T].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. }
          { crti.o must come first }
          if librarysearchpath.FindFile('crti.o',false,s) then
-           AddFileName(s);
+           AddFileName('crti.o');
          { then the crtbegin* }
          if cs_create_pic in current_settings.moduleswitches then
            begin
              if librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtbeginS.o',false,s) then
-               AddFileName(s);
+               AddFileName('crtbeginS.o');
            end
          else
            if (cs_link_staticflag in current_settings.globalswitches) and
               librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtbeginT.o',false,s) then
-             AddFileName(s)
+             AddFileName('crtbeginT.o')
            else if librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtbegin.o',false,s) then
-             AddFileName(s);
+             AddFileName('crtbegin.o');
        end;
       { main objectfiles }
       while not ObjectFiles.Empty do
@@ -481,11 +485,22 @@
       { objects which must be at the end }
       if linklibc and (libctype<>uclibc) then
        begin
+         { 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. }
          if cs_create_pic in current_settings.moduleswitches then
-           found1:=librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtendS.o',false,s1)
+           begin
+             found1:=librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtendS.o',false,s1);
+             if found1 then s1:='crtendS.o';
+           end
          else
-           found1:=librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtend.o',false,s1);
+           begin
+             found1:=librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtend.o',false,s1);
+             if found1 then s1:='crtend.o';
+           end;
          found2:=librarysearchpath.FindFile('crtn.o',false,s2);
+         if found2 then s2:='crtn.o';
          if found1 or found2 then
           begin
             Add('INPUT(');