diff --git a/src/kernel/apps/rld/arch/ppc/rldreloc.inc b/src/kernel/apps/rld/arch/ppc/rldreloc.inc
index 1e92de5636..dd7ee34e4f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/apps/rld/arch/ppc/rldreloc.inc
+++ b/src/kernel/apps/rld/arch/ppc/rldreloc.inc
@@ -14,15 +14,10 @@ relocate_rel(image_t *image, struct Elf32_Rel *rel, int rel_len)
 
 
 static status_t
-relocate_image(image_t *image)
+arch_relocate_image(image_t *image)
 {
 	status_t status = B_NO_ERROR;
 
-	if (image->flags & RFLAG_RELOCATED)
-		return B_OK;
-
-	image->flags |= RFLAG_RELOCATED;
-
 	// deal with the rels first
 	if (image->rel) {
 		status = relocate_rel(image, image->rel, image->rel_len);
diff --git a/src/kernel/apps/rld/arch/x86/rldreloc.inc b/src/kernel/apps/rld/arch/x86/rldreloc.inc
index 6c51fb2af4..1aec2eb56f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/apps/rld/arch/x86/rldreloc.inc
+++ b/src/kernel/apps/rld/arch/x86/rldreloc.inc
@@ -95,15 +95,10 @@ relocate_rel(image_t *image, struct Elf32_Rel *rel, int rel_len)
  */
 
 static status_t
-relocate_image(image_t *image)
+arch_relocate_image(image_t *image)
 {
 	status_t status;
 
-	if (image->flags & RFLAG_RELOCATED)
-		return B_OK;
-
-	image->flags |= RFLAG_RELOCATED;
-
 	// deal with the rels first
 	if (image->rel) {
 		status = relocate_rel(image, image->rel, image->rel_len);