--- ldso/ldso/dl-elf.c
+++ ldso/ldso/dl-elf.c
@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Minimal printf which handles only %s, %d, and %x */
+#define _DL_PRINTF_BUFLEN 256
 void _dl_dprintf(int fd, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 #if __WORDSIZE > 32
@@ -1016,23 +1017,16 @@
 #endif
 	va_list args;
 	char *start, *ptr, *string;
-	char *buf;
+	char buf[_DL_PRINTF_BUFLEN];
 
 	if (!fmt)
 		return;
 
-	buf = _dl_mmap((void *) 0, _dl_pagesize, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
-			MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
-	if (_dl_mmap_check_error(buf)) {
-		_dl_write(fd, "mmap of a spare page failed!\n", 29);
-		_dl_exit(20);
-	}
-
 	start = ptr = buf;
 
-	if (_dl_strlen(fmt) >= (_dl_pagesize - 1)) {
+	if (_dl_strlen(fmt) >= (_DL_PRINTF_BUFLEN - 1)) {
 		_dl_write(fd, "overflow\n", 11);
-		_dl_exit(20);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	_dl_strcpy(buf, fmt);
@@ -1094,7 +1088,6 @@
 			start = NULL;
 		}
 	}
-	_dl_munmap(buf, _dl_pagesize);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -1105,7 +1098,9 @@
 
 	len = _dl_strlen(string);
 	retval = _dl_malloc(len + 1);
-	_dl_strcpy(retval, string);
+	if (retval != NULL) {
+		_dl_strcpy(retval, string);
+	}
 	return retval;
 }
 
--- ldso/ldso/ldso.c
+++ ldso/ldso/ldso.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 				PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_UNINITIALIZED, -1, 0);
 		if (_dl_mmap_check_error(_dl_mmap_zero)) {
 			_dl_dprintf(2, "%s: mmap of a spare page failed!\n", _dl_progname);
-			_dl_exit(20);
+			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
 	retval = _dl_malloc_addr;