diff --git a/linker/Android.bp b/linker/Android.bp
index 8061f40..1800bdb 100644
--- a/linker/Android.bp
+++ b/linker/Android.bp
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@
 }
 
 cc_library_static {
+    name: "liblinker_main",
+    defaults: ["linker_defaults", "linker_all_targets"],
+    srcs: ["linker_main.cpp"],
+
+    // Ensure that the compiler won't insert string function calls before ifuncs are resolved.
+    cflags: ["-ffreestanding"],
+}
+
+cc_library_static {
     name: "liblinker_malloc",
     defaults: ["linker_defaults", "linker_all_targets"],
     srcs: ["linker_memory.cpp"],
@@ -151,7 +160,6 @@
         "linker_globals.cpp",
         "linker_libc_support.c",
         "linker_libcxx_support.cpp",
-        "linker_main.cpp",
         "linker_namespaces.cpp",
         "linker_logger.cpp",
         "linker_mapped_file_fragment.cpp",
@@ -287,10 +295,12 @@
     },
 
     static_libs: [
+        "liblinker_main",
         "liblinker_malloc",
 
         "libc++_static",
         "libc_nomalloc",
+        "libc_dynamic_dispatch",
         "libm",
     ],
 
diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index eedce70..1393eb5 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -3162,7 +3162,10 @@
         TRACE_TYPE(RELO, "RELO IRELATIVE %16p <- %16p\n",
                     reinterpret_cast<void*>(reloc),
                     reinterpret_cast<void*>(load_bias + addend));
-        {
+        // In the linker, ifuncs are called as soon as possible so that string functions work.
+        // We must not call them again. (e.g. On arm32, resolving an ifunc changes the meaning of
+        // the addend from a resolver function to the implementation.)
+        if (!is_linker()) {
 #if !defined(__LP64__)
           // When relocating dso with text_relocation .text segment is
           // not executable. We need to restore elf flags for this
diff --git a/linker/linker_main.cpp b/linker/linker_main.cpp
index 3b950a3..264923f 100644
--- a/linker/linker_main.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_main.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include "linker_tls.h"
 #include "linker_utils.h"
 
+#include "private/bionic_auxv.h"
+#include "private/bionic_call_ifunc_resolver.h"
 #include "private/bionic_globals.h"
 #include "private/bionic_tls.h"
 #include "private/KernelArgumentBlock.h"
@@ -565,6 +567,32 @@
   }
 }
 
+// TODO: There is a similar ifunc resolver calling loop in libc_init_static.cpp, but that version
+// uses weak symbols, which don't work in the linker prior to its relocation. This version also
+// supports a load bias. When we stop supporting the gold linker in the NDK, then maybe we can use
+// non-weak definitions and merge the two loops.
+#if defined(USE_RELA)
+extern __LIBC_HIDDEN__ ElfW(Rela) __rela_iplt_start[], __rela_iplt_end[];
+
+static void call_ifunc_resolvers(ElfW(Addr) load_bias) {
+  for (ElfW(Rela) *r = __rela_iplt_start; r != __rela_iplt_end; ++r) {
+    ElfW(Addr)* offset = reinterpret_cast<ElfW(Addr)*>(r->r_offset + load_bias);
+    ElfW(Addr) resolver = r->r_addend + load_bias;
+    *offset = __bionic_call_ifunc_resolver(resolver);
+  }
+}
+#else
+extern __LIBC_HIDDEN__ ElfW(Rel) __rel_iplt_start[], __rel_iplt_end[];
+
+static void call_ifunc_resolvers(ElfW(Addr) load_bias) {
+  for (ElfW(Rel) *r = __rel_iplt_start; r != __rel_iplt_end; ++r) {
+    ElfW(Addr)* offset = reinterpret_cast<ElfW(Addr)*>(r->r_offset + load_bias);
+    ElfW(Addr) resolver = *offset + load_bias;
+    *offset = __bionic_call_ifunc_resolver(resolver);
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
 // Detect an attempt to run the linker on itself. e.g.:
 //   /system/bin/linker64 /system/bin/linker64
 // Use priority-1 to run this constructor before other constructors.
@@ -616,11 +644,15 @@
   ElfW(Ehdr)* elf_hdr = reinterpret_cast<ElfW(Ehdr)*>(linker_addr);
   ElfW(Phdr)* phdr = reinterpret_cast<ElfW(Phdr)*>(linker_addr + elf_hdr->e_phoff);
 
+  // string.h functions must not be used prior to calling the linker's ifunc resolvers.
+  const ElfW(Addr) load_bias = get_elf_exec_load_bias(elf_hdr);
+  call_ifunc_resolvers(load_bias);
+
   soinfo tmp_linker_so(nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, 0, 0);
 
   tmp_linker_so.base = linker_addr;
   tmp_linker_so.size = phdr_table_get_load_size(phdr, elf_hdr->e_phnum);
-  tmp_linker_so.load_bias = get_elf_exec_load_bias(elf_hdr);
+  tmp_linker_so.load_bias = load_bias;
   tmp_linker_so.dynamic = nullptr;
   tmp_linker_so.phdr = phdr;
   tmp_linker_so.phnum = elf_hdr->e_phnum;