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diff --git c/include/private/gc_priv.h w/include/private/gc_priv.h
index 0ad92fc..b877fac 100644
--- c/include/private/gc_priv.h
+++ w/include/private/gc_priv.h
@@ -2368,6 +2368,7 @@ GC_INNER ptr_t GC_store_debug_info(ptr_t p, word sz, const char *str,
/* GC_notify_all_builder() is called when GC_fl_builder_count */
/* reaches 0. */
+ GC_INNER void GC_setup_mark_lock(void);
GC_INNER void GC_acquire_mark_lock(void);
GC_INNER void GC_release_mark_lock(void);
GC_INNER void GC_notify_all_builder(void);
diff --git c/include/private/gcconfig.h w/include/private/gcconfig.h
index c753cc2..b5ed075 100644
--- c/include/private/gcconfig.h
+++ w/include/private/gcconfig.h
@@ -1357,6 +1357,11 @@
# define PREFETCH_FOR_WRITE(x) \
__asm__ __volatile__ ("prefetchw %0" : : "m"(*(char *)(x)))
# endif
+# if defined(__GLIBC__)
+ /* Workaround lock elision implementation for some glibc. */
+# define GLIBC_2_19_TSX_BUG
+# include <gnu/libc-version.h> /* for gnu_get_libc_version() */
+# endif
# endif
# ifdef CYGWIN32
# define OS_TYPE "CYGWIN32"
@@ -2257,6 +2262,11 @@
/* FIXME: This seems to be fixed in GLibc v2.14. */
# define GETCONTEXT_FPU_EXCMASK_BUG
# endif
+# if defined(__GLIBC__)
+ /* Workaround lock elision implementation for some glibc. */
+# define GLIBC_2_19_TSX_BUG
+# include <gnu/libc-version.h> /* for gnu_get_libc_version() */
+# endif
# endif
# ifdef DARWIN
# define OS_TYPE "DARWIN"
diff --git c/include/private/pthread_support.h w/include/private/pthread_support.h
index 525a9aa..017f194 100644
--- c/include/private/pthread_support.h
+++ w/include/private/pthread_support.h
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ GC_INNER_PTHRSTART GC_thread GC_start_rtn_prepare_thread(
struct GC_stack_base *sb, void *arg);
GC_INNER_PTHRSTART void GC_thread_exit_proc(void *);
+GC_INNER void GC_setup_mark_lock(void);
+
#endif /* GC_PTHREADS && !GC_WIN32_THREADS */
#endif /* GC_PTHREAD_SUPPORT_H */
diff --git c/misc.c w/misc.c
index df434a1..3aca41d 100644
--- c/misc.c
+++ w/misc.c
@@ -875,6 +875,9 @@ GC_API void GC_CALL GC_init(void)
/* else */ InitializeCriticalSection (&GC_allocate_ml);
}
# endif /* GC_WIN32_THREADS */
+# if defined(GC_PTHREADS) && !defined(GC_WIN32_THREADS)
+ GC_setup_mark_lock();
+# endif /* GC_PTHREADS */
# if (defined(MSWIN32) || defined(MSWINCE)) && defined(THREADS)
InitializeCriticalSection(&GC_write_cs);
# endif
diff --git c/pthread_support.c w/pthread_support.c
index c00b93d..8a7c50b 100644
--- c/pthread_support.c
+++ w/pthread_support.c
@@ -1979,6 +1979,55 @@ GC_INNER void GC_lock(void)
static pthread_cond_t builder_cv = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
+#ifdef GLIBC_2_19_TSX_BUG
+ /* Parse string like <major>[.<minor>[<tail>]] and return major value. */
+ static int parse_version(int *pminor, const char *pverstr) {
+ char *endp;
+ unsigned long value = strtoul(pverstr, &endp, 10);
+ int major = (int)value;
+
+ if (major < 0 || (char *)pverstr == endp || (unsigned)major != value) {
+ /* Parse error */
+ return -1;
+ }
+ if (*endp != '.') {
+ /* No minor part. */
+ *pminor = -1;
+ } else {
+ value = strtoul(endp + 1, &endp, 10);
+ *pminor = (int)value;
+ if (*pminor < 0 || (unsigned)(*pminor) != value) {
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+ return major;
+ }
+#endif /* GLIBC_2_19_TSX_BUG */
+
+GC_INNER void GC_setup_mark_lock(void)
+{
+# ifdef GLIBC_2_19_TSX_BUG
+ pthread_mutexattr_t mattr;
+ int glibc_minor = -1;
+ int glibc_major = parse_version(&glibc_minor, gnu_get_libc_version());
+
+ if (glibc_major > 2 || (glibc_major == 2 && glibc_minor >= 19)) {
+ /* TODO: disable this workaround for glibc with fixed TSX */
+ /* This disables lock elision to workaround a bug in glibc 2.19+ */
+ if (0 != pthread_mutexattr_init(&mattr)) {
+ ABORT("pthread_mutexattr_init failed");
+ }
+ if (0 != pthread_mutexattr_settype(&mattr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL)) {
+ ABORT("pthread_mutexattr_settype failed");
+ }
+ if (0 != pthread_mutex_init(&mark_mutex, &mattr)) {
+ ABORT("pthread_mutex_init failed");
+ }
+ pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&mattr);
+ }
+# endif
+}
+
GC_INNER void GC_acquire_mark_lock(void)
{
GC_ASSERT(GC_mark_lock_holder != NUMERIC_THREAD_ID(pthread_self()));
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