Index: binutils-2.23.1/ld/emulparams/aarch64elf.sh
===================================================================
--- binutils-2.23.1.orig/ld/emulparams/aarch64elf.sh
+++ binutils-2.23.1/ld/emulparams/aarch64elf.sh
@@ -33,3 +33,14 @@ ATTRS_SECTIONS='.ARM.attributes 0 : { KE
 
 # This sets the stack to the top of the simulator memory (2^19 bytes).
 STACK_ADDR=0x80000
+
+# For Linux modify the default library search path
+# to first include a 64-bit specific directory.
+case "$target" in
+  aarch64*-linux*)
+    case "$EMULATION_NAME" in
+      *) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=64 ;;
+    esac
+    ;;
+esac
+
Index: binutils-2.23.1/ld/emulparams/aarch64linux.sh
===================================================================
--- binutils-2.23.1.orig/ld/emulparams/aarch64linux.sh
+++ binutils-2.23.1/ld/emulparams/aarch64linux.sh
@@ -34,3 +34,14 @@ OTHER_SECTIONS='.note.gnu.arm.ident 0 :
 ATTRS_SECTIONS='.ARM.attributes 0 : { KEEP (*(.ARM.attributes)) KEEP (*(.gnu.attributes)) }'
 # Ensure each PLT entry is aligned to a cache line.
 PLT=".plt          ${RELOCATING-0} : ALIGN(16) { *(.plt)${IREL_IN_PLT+ *(.iplt)} }"
+
+# For Linux modify the default library search path
+# to first include a 64-bit specific directory.
+case "$target" in
+  aarch64*-linux*)
+    case "$EMULATION_NAME" in
+      *) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=64 ;;
+    esac
+    ;;
+esac
+