diff --git a/cl/_testgo/defercomplex/out.ll b/cl/_testgo/defercomplex/out.ll
index 092bc2b0..1c8a0e79 100644
--- a/cl/_testgo/defercomplex/out.ll
+++ b/cl/_testgo/defercomplex/out.ll
@@ -1 +1 @@
-;
+;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cl/_testgo/deferloop/out.ll b/cl/_testgo/deferloop/out.ll
index 092bc2b0..1c8a0e79 100644
--- a/cl/_testgo/deferloop/out.ll
+++ b/cl/_testgo/deferloop/out.ll
@@ -1 +1 @@
-;
+;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/internal/runtime/defer_tls.go b/runtime/internal/runtime/defer_tls.go
index 82fee35c..f56728cb 100644
--- a/runtime/internal/runtime/defer_tls.go
+++ b/runtime/internal/runtime/defer_tls.go
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ func SetThreadDefer(head *Defer) {
 	deferTLS.Set(head)
 }
 
+// GetThreadDefer returns the current thread's defer chain head.
+func GetThreadDefer() *Defer {
+	return deferTLS.Get()
+}
+
 // ClearThreadDefer resets the current thread's defer chain to nil.
 func ClearThreadDefer() {
 	deferTLS.Clear()
diff --git a/ssa/eh.go b/ssa/eh.go
index 3054019e..6b920d8c 100644
--- a/ssa/eh.go
+++ b/ssa/eh.go
@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@ func (b Builder) Longjmp(jb, retval Expr) {
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-const (
-	deferKey = "__llgo_defer"
-)
-
 func (p Function) deferInitBuilder() (b Builder, next BasicBlock) {
 	b = p.NewBuilder()
 	next = b.setBlockMoveLast(p.blks[0])
@@ -162,7 +158,6 @@ func (p Function) deferInitBuilder() (b Builder, next BasicBlock) {
 
 type aDefer struct {
 	nextBit   int          // next defer bit
-	key       Expr         // pthread TLS key
 	data      Expr         // pointer to runtime.Defer
 	bitsPtr   Expr         // pointer to defer bits
 	rethPtr   Expr         // next block of Rethrow
@@ -174,30 +169,6 @@ type aDefer struct {
 	stmts     []func(bits Expr)
 }
 
-func (p Package) keyInit(name string) {
-	keyVar := p.VarOf(name)
-	if keyVar == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	prog := p.Prog
-	keyVar.InitNil()
-	keyVar.impl.SetLinkage(llvm.LinkOnceAnyLinkage)
-
-	b := p.afterBuilder()
-	eq := b.BinOp(token.EQL, b.Load(keyVar.Expr), prog.IntVal(0, prog.CInt()))
-	b.IfThen(eq, func() {
-		b.pthreadKeyCreate(keyVar.Expr, prog.Nil(prog.VoidPtr()))
-	})
-}
-
-func (p Package) newKey(name string) Global {
-	return p.NewVarEx(name, p.Prog.CIntPtr())
-}
-
-func (b Builder) deferKey() Expr {
-	return b.Load(b.Pkg.newKey(deferKey).Expr)
-}
-
 const (
 	// 0: addr sigjmpbuf
 	// 1: bits uintptr
@@ -230,9 +201,8 @@ func (b Builder) getDefer(kind DoAction) *aDefer {
 		blks := self.MakeBlocks(2)
 		procBlk, rethrowBlk := blks[0], blks[1]
 
-		key := b.deferKey()
 		zero := prog.Val(uintptr(0))
-		link := Expr{b.pthreadGetspecific(key).impl, prog.DeferPtr()}
+		link := b.Call(b.Pkg.rtFunc("GetThreadDefer"))
 		jb := b.AllocaSigjmpBuf()
 		ptr := b.aggregateAllocU(prog.Defer(), jb.impl, zero.impl, link.impl, procBlk.Addr().impl)
 		deferData := Expr{ptr, prog.DeferPtr()}
@@ -256,7 +226,6 @@ func (b Builder) getDefer(kind DoAction) *aDefer {
 		b.If(b.BinOp(token.EQL, retval, czero), next, panicBlk)
 
 		self.defer_ = &aDefer{
-			key:       key,
 			data:      deferData,
 			bitsPtr:   bitsPtr,
 			rethPtr:   rethPtr,
@@ -281,8 +250,7 @@ func (b Builder) getDefer(kind DoAction) *aDefer {
 
 // DeferData returns the defer data (*runtime.Defer).
 func (b Builder) DeferData() Expr {
-	key := b.deferKey()
-	return Expr{b.pthreadGetspecific(key).impl, b.Prog.DeferPtr()}
+	return b.Call(b.Pkg.rtFunc("GetThreadDefer"))
 }
 
 // Defer emits a defer instruction.
diff --git a/ssa/package.go b/ssa/package.go
index 7a3daccf..68494ebd 100644
--- a/ssa/package.go
+++ b/ssa/package.go
@@ -798,7 +798,6 @@ func (p Package) afterBuilder() Builder {
 
 // AfterInit is called after the package is initialized (init all packages that depends on).
 func (p Package) AfterInit(b Builder, ret BasicBlock) {
-	p.keyInit(deferKey)
 	doAfterb := p.afterb != nil
 	doPyLoadModSyms := p.pyHasModSyms()
 	if doAfterb || doPyLoadModSyms {