diff --git a/include/pemagine/pemagine.h b/include/pemagine/pemagine.h
index 35fbc74..518b567 100644
--- a/include/pemagine/pemagine.h
+++ b/include/pemagine/pemagine.h
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ enum pe_callback_reason {
 #define PE_LDSO_STANDALONE_EXECUTABLE	0x00000002
 
 
+/* ldso loader context pointer index */
+#define PE_LDSO_CTX_IDX_PREV_LOADER	0x0
+#define PE_LDSO_CTX_IDX_PREV_ROOT	0x1
+#define PE_LDSO_CTX_IDX_RESERVED_1	0x2
+#define PE_LDSO_CTX_IDX_RESERVED_2	0x3
+
+
 /* library specific structures */
 struct pe_export_sym {
 	uint32_t *	ordinal_base;
diff --git a/src/ldso/pe_load_framework_loader_ex.c b/src/ldso/pe_load_framework_loader_ex.c
index 25428aa..cd3d8e6 100644
--- a/src/ldso/pe_load_framework_loader_ex.c
+++ b/src/ldso/pe_load_framework_loader_ex.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ int32_t pe_load_framework_loader_ex(
 		abi);
 
 	if (status) {
+		rtdata = &context;
+
 		context.hself        = 0;
 		context.hparent      = 0;
 		context.himage       = 0;
@@ -55,7 +57,16 @@ int32_t pe_load_framework_loader_ex(
 		context.abi.data4[6] = abi->data4[6];
 		context.abi.data4[7] = abi->data4[7];
 
-		rtdata = &context;
+		context.hldrctx[PE_LDSO_CTX_IDX_PREV_LOADER] = 0;
+		context.hldrctx[PE_LDSO_CTX_IDX_PREV_ROOT]   = 0;
+
+		if (__SIZEOF_POINTER__ == 8) {
+			context.hldrctx[PE_LDSO_CTX_IDX_RESERVED_1] = 0;
+			context.hldrctx[PE_LDSO_CTX_IDX_RESERVED_2] = 0;
+		}
+	} else {
+		rtdata->hldrctx[PE_LDSO_CTX_IDX_PREV_LOADER] = rtdata->hloader;
+		rtdata->hldrctx[PE_LDSO_CTX_IDX_PREV_ROOT]   = rtdata->hroot;
 	}
 
 	if ((status = pe_find_framework_loader(