diff --git a/libc/bionic/NetdClient.cpp b/libc/bionic/NetdClient.cpp
index 5b0f4fdde..b117d72a9 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/NetdClient.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/NetdClient.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static void netdClientInitFunction(void* handle, const char* symbol, FunctionTyp
 }
 
 static void netdClientInitImpl() {
-    void* netdClientHandle = dlopen("libnetd_client.so", RTLD_LAZY);
+    void* netdClientHandle = dlopen("libnetd_client.so", RTLD_NOW);
     if (netdClientHandle == NULL) {
         // If the library is not available, it's not an error. We'll just use
         // default implementations of functions that it would've overridden.
diff --git a/libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.cpp b/libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.cpp
index 1a2765a60..ee796c6dc 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.cpp
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static void malloc_init_impl() {
   }
 
   // Load .so that implements the required malloc debugging functionality.
-  void* malloc_impl_handle = dlopen(so_name, RTLD_LAZY);
+  void* malloc_impl_handle = dlopen(so_name, RTLD_NOW);
   if (malloc_impl_handle == NULL) {
     error_log("%s: Missing module %s required for malloc debug level %d: %s",
               getprogname(), so_name, g_malloc_debug_level, dlerror());