diff --git a/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp b/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp
index d64a6bd..c8138ce 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "libc_init_common.h"
+#include "heap_tagging.h"
 
 #include <elf.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -105,23 +106,7 @@
   __system_properties_init(); // Requires 'environ'.
   __libc_init_fdsan(); // Requires system properties (for debug.fdsan).
 
-  // Allow the kernel to accept tagged pointers in syscall arguments. This is a no-op (kernel
-  // returns -EINVAL) if the kernel doesn't understand the prctl.
-#if defined(__aarch64__)
-#define PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL 55
-#define PR_TAGGED_ADDR_ENABLE   (1UL << 0)
-#ifdef ANDROID_EXPERIMENTAL_MTE
-  // First, try enabling MTE in asynchronous mode, with tag 0 excluded. This will fail if the kernel
-  // or hardware doesn't support MTE, and we will fall back to just enabling tagged pointers in
-  // syscall arguments.
-  if (prctl(PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL,
-            PR_TAGGED_ADDR_ENABLE | PR_MTE_TCF_ASYNC | (1 << PR_MTE_EXCL_SHIFT), 0, 0, 0)) {
-    prctl(PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL, PR_TAGGED_ADDR_ENABLE, 0, 0, 0);
-  }
-#else
-  prctl(PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL, PR_TAGGED_ADDR_ENABLE, 0, 0, 0);
-#endif
-#endif
+  SetDefaultHeapTaggingLevel();
 }
 
 void __libc_init_fork_handler() {