diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/arch-aarch64.h b/tools/include/nolibc/arch-aarch64.h
index 443de5fb7f54..87d9e434820c 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/arch-aarch64.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/arch-aarch64.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ struct sys_stat_struct {
 
 /* startup code */
 asm(".section .text\n"
+    ".weak _start\n"
     ".global _start\n"
     "_start:\n"
     "ldr x0, [sp]\n"              // argc (x0) was in the stack
diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/arch-arm.h b/tools/include/nolibc/arch-arm.h
index 66f687ad987f..001a3c8c9ad5 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/arch-arm.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/arch-arm.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ struct sys_stat_struct {
 
 /* startup code */
 asm(".section .text\n"
+    ".weak _start\n"
     ".global _start\n"
     "_start:\n"
 #if defined(__THUMBEB__) || defined(__THUMBEL__)
diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/arch-i386.h b/tools/include/nolibc/arch-i386.h
index 32f42e2cee26..d7e4d53325a3 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/arch-i386.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/arch-i386.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ struct sys_stat_struct {
  *
  */
 asm(".section .text\n"
+    ".weak _start\n"
     ".global _start\n"
     "_start:\n"
     "pop %eax\n"                // argc   (first arg, %eax)
diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/arch-mips.h b/tools/include/nolibc/arch-mips.h
index e330201dde6a..c9a6aac87c6d 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/arch-mips.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/arch-mips.h
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ struct sys_stat_struct {
 
 /* startup code, note that it's called __start on MIPS */
 asm(".section .text\n"
+    ".weak __start\n"
     ".set nomips16\n"
     ".global __start\n"
     ".set    noreorder\n"
diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/arch-riscv.h b/tools/include/nolibc/arch-riscv.h
index 9d5ff78f606b..bc10b7b5706d 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/arch-riscv.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/arch-riscv.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ struct sys_stat_struct {
 
 /* startup code */
 asm(".section .text\n"
+    ".weak _start\n"
     ".global _start\n"
     "_start:\n"
     ".option push\n"
diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/arch-x86_64.h b/tools/include/nolibc/arch-x86_64.h
index 83c4b458ada7..fe517c16cd4d 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/arch-x86_64.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/arch-x86_64.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ struct sys_stat_struct {
  *
  */
 asm(".section .text\n"
+    ".weak _start\n"
     ".global _start\n"
     "_start:\n"
     "pop %rdi\n"                // argc   (first arg, %rdi)