diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 9bb39a6777be0..f9700ed79df71 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ export CFG_LLVM_ROOT
 
 LLVM_AS := $(CFG_LLVM_BINDIR)/llvm-as
 
+LLC := $(CFG_LLVM_BINDIR)/llc
 
 ######################################################################
 # Single-target rules
diff --git a/mk/rt.mk b/mk/rt.mk
index 173d811e8c50f..f65fa99ee9d1c 100644
--- a/mk/rt.mk
+++ b/mk/rt.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ RUNTIME_CS := rt/sync/timer.cpp \
               rt/test/rust_test_runtime.cpp \
               rt/test/rust_test_util.cpp
 
+RUNTIME_LL := rt/new_exit.ll
+
 RUNTIME_HDR := rt/globals.h \
                rt/rust.h \
                rt/rust_dwarf.h \
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ RUNTIME_HDR := rt/globals.h \
 
 RUNTIME_DEF := rt/rustrt$(CFG_DEF_SUFFIX)
 RUNTIME_INCS := -I $(S)src/rt/isaac -I $(S)src/rt/uthash
-RUNTIME_OBJS := $(RUNTIME_CS:.cpp=.o)
+RUNTIME_OBJS := $(RUNTIME_CS:.cpp=.o) $(RUNTIME_LL:.ll=.o)
 RUNTIME_LIBS := $(CFG_GCCISH_POST_LIB_FLAGS)
 
 
@@ -71,6 +73,9 @@ rt/%.o: rt/%.cpp $(MKFILES)
 	@$(call E, compile: $@)
 	$(Q)$(call CFG_COMPILE_C, $@, $(RUNTIME_INCS)) $<
 
+rt/%.o: rt/%.ll $(MKFILES)
+	@$(call E, llc: $@)
+	$(Q)$(LLC) -filetype=obj -relocation-model=pic -march=x86 -o $@ $<
 
 rt/$(CFG_RUNTIME): $(RUNTIME_OBJS) $(MKFILES) $(RUNTIME_HDR) $(RUNTIME_DEF)
 	@$(call E, link: $@)
diff --git a/src/rt/new_exit.ll b/src/rt/new_exit.ll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..07798153ff4cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rt/new_exit.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+declare fastcc i32 @rust_native_rust_1(i32, i32)
+
+declare i32 @upcall_exit(i32)
+
+define void @rust_new_exit_task_glue(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32) {
+entry:
+  %5 = inttoptr i32 %0 to void (i32, i32, i32, i32)*
+  tail call fastcc void %5(i32 %1, i32 %2, i32 %3, i32 %4)
+  %6 = tail call fastcc i32 @rust_native_rust_1(i32 ptrtoint (i32 (i32)* @upcall_exit to i32), i32 %2)
+  ret void
+}
diff --git a/src/rt/rust.cpp b/src/rt/rust.cpp
index 0c7ec8d3abef1..1e708be0a49ff 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust.cpp
+++ b/src/rt/rust.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ rust_start(uintptr_t main_fn, rust_crate const *crate, int argc,
     }
 
     uintptr_t main_args[4] = {0, 0, 0, (uintptr_t)args->args};
-    dom->root_task->start(crate->get_exit_task_glue(),
+    dom->root_task->start((uintptr_t)rust_new_exit_task_glue,
                           main_fn,
                           (uintptr_t)&main_args, sizeof(main_args));
 
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_crate.cpp b/src/rt/rust_crate.cpp
index 5e64a0125b345..6f1889ffc024c 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_crate.cpp
+++ b/src/rt/rust_crate.cpp
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ rust_crate::get_activate_glue() const {
   return (activate_glue_ty) ((uintptr_t)this + activate_glue_off);
 }
 
-uintptr_t
-rust_crate::get_exit_task_glue() const {
-  return ((uintptr_t)this + exit_task_glue_off);
-}
-
 uintptr_t
 rust_crate::get_unwind_glue() const {
   return ((uintptr_t)this + unwind_glue_off);
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_dom.cpp b/src/rt/rust_dom.cpp
index 9c4faf56490c5..7a3ed513d666b 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_dom.cpp
+++ b/src/rt/rust_dom.cpp
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ rust_dom::start_main_loop() {
 
     DLOG(this, dom, "started domain loop");
     DLOG(this, dom, "activate glue: " PTR ", exit glue: " PTR,
-        root_crate->get_activate_glue(), root_crate->get_exit_task_glue());
+        root_crate->get_activate_glue(), rust_new_exit_task_glue);
 
     while (number_of_live_tasks() > 0) {
         A(this, kernel->is_deadlocked() == false, "deadlock");
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_internal.h b/src/rt/rust_internal.h
index dcc2501d61a89..e743455b4dcf3 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_internal.h
+++ b/src/rt/rust_internal.h
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ class rust_crate {
     uintptr_t get_yield_glue() const;
     uintptr_t get_unwind_glue() const;
     uintptr_t get_gc_glue() const;
-    uintptr_t get_exit_task_glue() const;
 
     struct mem_area
     {
@@ -358,6 +357,8 @@ rust_crate_cache : public dom_owned<rust_crate_cache>,
     void flush();
 };
 
+extern "C" void rust_new_exit_task_glue();
+
 #include "rust_dwarf.h"
 
 class
diff --git a/src/rt/test/rust_test_runtime.cpp b/src/rt/test/rust_test_runtime.cpp
index 1cde532e94a51..717d8b0c5f4dd 100644
--- a/src/rt/test/rust_test_runtime.cpp
+++ b/src/rt/test/rust_test_runtime.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ rust_task_test::worker::run() {
     rust_handle<rust_dom> *handle =
         kernel->create_domain(crate, "test");
     rust_dom *domain = handle->referent();
-    domain->root_task->start(crate->get_exit_task_glue(),
+    domain->root_task->start((uintptr_t)rust_new_exit_task_glue,
                              (uintptr_t)&task_entry, (uintptr_t)NULL, 0);
     domain->start_main_loop();
     kernel->destroy_domain(domain);