diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.h
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@
     bool on_fini_list: 1;	/* Object is already on fini list. */
     bool dag_inited : 1;	/* Object has its DAG initialized. */
     bool filtees_loaded : 1;	/* Filtees loaded */
+    bool filtees_loading : 1;	/* In process of filtees loading */
     bool irelative : 1;		/* Object has R_MACHDEP_IRELATIVE relocs */
     bool irelative_nonplt : 1;	/* Object has R_MACHDEP_IRELATIVE non-plt relocs */
     bool gnu_ifunc : 1;		/* Object has references to STT_GNU_IFUNC */
diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
@@ -2582,13 +2582,14 @@
 static void
 load_filtees(Obj_Entry *obj, int flags, RtldLockState *lockstate)
 {
-
-    if (!obj->filtees_loaded) {
+	if (obj->filtees_loaded || obj->filtees_loading)
+		return;
 	lock_restart_for_upgrade(lockstate);
+	obj->filtees_loading = true;
 	load_filtee1(obj, obj->needed_filtees, flags, lockstate);
 	load_filtee1(obj, obj->needed_aux_filtees, flags, lockstate);
 	obj->filtees_loaded = true;
-    }
+	obj->filtees_loading = false;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -4690,6 +4691,21 @@
     return (ESRCH);
 }
 
+static int
+symlook_obj_load_filtees(SymLook *req, SymLook *req1, const Obj_Entry *obj,
+    Needed_Entry *needed)
+{
+	DoneList donelist;
+	int flags, res;
+
+	flags = (req->flags & SYMLOOK_EARLY) != 0 ? RTLD_LO_EARLY : 0;
+	load_filtees(__DECONST(Obj_Entry *, obj), flags, req->lockstate);
+	donelist_init(&donelist);
+	symlook_init_from_req(req1, req);
+	res = symlook_needed(req1, needed, &donelist);
+	return (res);
+}
+
 /*
  * Search the symbol table of a single shared object for a symbol of
  * the given name and version, if requested.  Returns a pointer to the
@@ -4702,9 +4718,8 @@
 int
 symlook_obj(SymLook *req, const Obj_Entry *obj)
 {
-    DoneList donelist;
     SymLook req1;
-    int flags, res, mres;
+    int res, mres;
 
     /*
      * If there is at least one valid hash at this point, we prefer to
@@ -4719,11 +4734,8 @@
 
     if (mres == 0) {
 	if (obj->needed_filtees != NULL) {
-	    flags = (req->flags & SYMLOOK_EARLY) ? RTLD_LO_EARLY : 0;
-	    load_filtees(__DECONST(Obj_Entry *, obj), flags, req->lockstate);
-	    donelist_init(&donelist);
-	    symlook_init_from_req(&req1, req);
-	    res = symlook_needed(&req1, obj->needed_filtees, &donelist);
+	    res = symlook_obj_load_filtees(req, &req1, obj,
+		obj->needed_filtees);
 	    if (res == 0) {
 		req->sym_out = req1.sym_out;
 		req->defobj_out = req1.defobj_out;
@@ -4731,11 +4743,8 @@
 	    return (res);
 	}
 	if (obj->needed_aux_filtees != NULL) {
-	    flags = (req->flags & SYMLOOK_EARLY) ? RTLD_LO_EARLY : 0;
-	    load_filtees(__DECONST(Obj_Entry *, obj), flags, req->lockstate);
-	    donelist_init(&donelist);
-	    symlook_init_from_req(&req1, req);
-	    res = symlook_needed(&req1, obj->needed_aux_filtees, &donelist);
+	    res = symlook_obj_load_filtees(req, &req1, obj,
+		obj->needed_aux_filtees);
 	    if (res == 0) {
 		req->sym_out = req1.sym_out;
 		req->defobj_out = req1.defobj_out;