diff --git a/libc/Android.bp b/libc/Android.bp
index 82d2b05..2176ba6 100644
--- a/libc/Android.bp
+++ b/libc/Android.bp
@@ -779,7 +779,6 @@
                 "arch-arm/generic/bionic/strcpy.S",
                 "arch-arm/generic/bionic/strlen.c",
 
-                "arch-arm/bionic/abort_arm.S",
                 "arch-arm/bionic/atomics_arm.c",
                 "arch-arm/bionic/__bionic_clone.S",
                 "arch-arm/bionic/_exit_with_stack_teardown.S",
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/abort_arm.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/abort_arm.S
deleted file mode 100644
index 1039502..0000000
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/abort_arm.S
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *    distribution.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
- * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
- * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
- * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
- * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
- * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#include <private/bionic_asm.h>
-
-/*
- * Coding the abort function in assembly so that registers are guaranteed to
- * be preserved properly regardless of GCC's assumption on the "noreturn"
- * attribute. When the registers are not properly preserved we won't be able
- * to unwind the stack all the way to the bottom to fully reveal the call
- * sequence when the crash happens.
- */
-ENTRY(abort)
-    stmfd   sp!, {r3, r14}
-    .cfi_def_cfa_offset 8
-    .cfi_rel_offset r3, 0
-    .cfi_rel_offset r14, 4
-    bl      __libc_android_abort
-END(abort)
diff --git a/libc/bionic/abort.cpp b/libc/bionic/abort.cpp
index 75413c6..9aefd44 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/abort.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/abort.cpp
@@ -31,12 +31,9 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#ifdef __arm__
-extern "C" __LIBC_HIDDEN__ void __libc_android_abort()
-#else
-void abort()
-#endif
-{
+extern "C" int tgkill(int tgid, int tid, int sig);
+
+void abort() {
   // Don't block SIGABRT to give any signal handler a chance; we ignore
   // any errors -- X311J doesn't allow abort to return anyway.
   sigset_t mask;
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@
   sigdelset(&mask, SIGABRT);
   sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &mask, NULL);
 
-  raise(SIGABRT);
+  tgkill(getpid(), gettid(), SIGABRT);
 
   // If SIGABRT ignored, or caught and the handler returns,
   // remove the SIGABRT signal handler and raise SIGABRT again.
@@ -54,6 +51,9 @@
   sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
   sigaction(SIGABRT, &sa, &sa);
   sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &mask, NULL);
-  raise(SIGABRT);
-  _exit(1);
+
+  tgkill(getpid(), gettid(), SIGABRT);
+
+  // If we get this far, just exit.
+  _exit(127);
 }