diff --git a/test/elf/tlsdesc-initial-exec.sh b/test/elf/tlsdesc-initial-exec.sh
index d47c26568c..aabcdae53e 100755
--- a/test/elf/tlsdesc-initial-exec.sh
+++ b/test/elf/tlsdesc-initial-exec.sh
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ EOF
 $CC -B. -o $t/exe1 $t/c.o $t/d.o $t/b.so
 $QEMU $t/exe1 | grep -q '^5 5 5$'
 
-readelf -Wr $t/exe1 > $t/log1
-! grep -Eq 'TLS.?DESC|unrecognized:' $t/log1 || false
+$OBJDUMP --dynamic-reloc $t/exe1 > $t/log1
+! grep -Eq 'TLS_?DESC' $t/log1 || false
 
-$CC -B. -o $t/exe1 $t/c.o $t/d.o $t/b.so -Wl,--no-relax
-$QEMU $t/exe1 | grep -q '^5 5 5$'
+$CC -B. -o $t/exe2 $t/c.o $t/d.o $t/b.so -Wl,--no-relax
+$QEMU $t/exe2 | grep -q '^5 5 5$'
 
-readelf -Wr $t/exe1 > $t/log2
-grep -Eq 'TLS.?DESC|unrecognized:' $t/log2
+$OBJDUMP --dynamic-reloc $t/exe2 > $t/log2
+grep -Eq 'TLS_?DESC' $t/log2