diff --git a/ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-x86/src/crtbegin.c b/ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-x86/src/crtbegin.c
index 43e9306ba..fa9f3f32b 100644
--- a/ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-x86/src/crtbegin.c
+++ b/ndk/platforms/android-9/arch-x86/src/crtbegin.c
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ __attribute__ ((section (".fini_array")))
 void (*__FINI_ARRAY__)(void) = (void (*)(void)) -1;
 
 __LIBC_HIDDEN__
+#ifdef __i386__
 __attribute__((force_align_arg_pointer))
+#endif
 void _start() {
   structors_array_t array;
   array.preinit_array = &__PREINIT_ARRAY__;
@@ -48,9 +50,15 @@ void _start() {
   array.fini_array = &__FINI_ARRAY__;
 
   void* raw_args = (void*) ((uintptr_t) __builtin_frame_address(0) + sizeof(void*));
+#ifdef __x86_64__
+  // 16-byte stack alignment is required by x86_64 ABI
+  asm("andq  $~15, %rsp");
+#endif
   __libc_init(raw_args, NULL, &main, &array);
 }
 
 #include "__dso_handle.h"
 #include "atexit.h"
-#include "__stack_chk_fail_local.h"
+#ifdef __i386__
+# include "../../arch-x86/bionic/__stack_chk_fail_local.h"
+#endif