--- a/elf/dl-close.c	
+++ a/elf/dl-close.c	
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ _dl_close_worker (struct link_map *map)
     }
 
   /* Sort the entries.  */
-  _dl_sort_fini (ns->_ns_loaded, maps, nloaded, used, nsid);
+  if (nloaded > 1)
+    _dl_sort_fini (ns->_ns_loaded, maps, nloaded, used, nsid);
 
   /* Call all termination functions at once.  */
 #ifdef SHARED