diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/Makefile b/src/pkg/runtime/Makefile
index 185397f..e4cc081 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/Makefile
@@ -40,11 +40,8 @@
 	vlop.$O\
 	vlrt.$O\
 
-GOARM?=6
-
 # arm-specific object files
 OFILES_arm=\
-	cas$(GOARM).$O\
 	memset.$O\
 	softfloat.$O\
 	vlop.$O\
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/arm/asm.s b/src/pkg/runtime/arm/asm.s
index 93c4d4c..f9fe7e6 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/arm/asm.s
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/arm/asm.s
@@ -274,3 +274,34 @@
 TEXT runtime·runcgocallback(SB),7,$0
 	MOVW	$0, R0
 	MOVW	(R0), R1
+
+// bool armcas(int32 *val, int32 old, int32 new)
+// Atomically:
+//	if(*val == old){
+//		*val = new;
+//		return 1;
+//	}else
+//		return 0;
+//
+// To implement runtime·cas in ../$GOOS/arm/sys.s
+// using the native instructions, use:
+//
+//	TEXT runtime·cas(SB),7,$0
+//		B	runtime·armcas(SB)
+//
+TEXT runtime·armcas(SB),7,$0
+	MOVW	valptr+0(FP), R1
+	MOVW	old+4(FP), R2
+	MOVW	new+8(FP), R3
+casl:
+	LDREX	(R1), R0
+	CMP		R0, R2
+	BNE		casfail
+	STREX	R3, (R1), R0
+	CMP		$0, R0
+	BNE		casl
+	MOVW	$1, R0
+	RET
+casfail:
+	MOVW	$0, R0
+	RET
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/arm/cas5.s b/src/pkg/runtime/arm/cas5.s
deleted file mode 100644
index d46cdf9..0000000
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/arm/cas5.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-#include "arm/asm.h"
-
-// This version works on pre v6 architectures
-
-// bool cas(int32 *val, int32 old, int32 new)
-// Atomically:
-//	if(*val == old){
-//		*val = new;
-//		return 1;
-//	}else
-//		return 0;
-
-TEXT runtime·cas(SB),7,$0
-	MOVW	0(FP), R0	// *val
-	MOVW	4(FP), R1	// old
-	MOVW	8(FP), R2	// new
-	MOVW	$1, R3
-	MOVW	$runtime·cas_mutex(SB), R4
-	SWPW	(R4), R3	// acquire mutex
-	CMP		$0, R3
-	BNE		fail0
-	
-	MOVW	(R0), R5
-	CMP		R1, R5
-	BNE		fail1
-	
-	MOVW	R2, (R0)	
-	MOVW	R3, (R4)	// release mutex
-	MOVW	$1, R0
-	RET
-fail1:	
-	MOVW	R3, (R4)	// release mutex
-fail0:
-	MOVW	$0, R0
-	RET
-
-// bool casp(void **p, void *old, void *new)
-// Atomically:
-//	if(*p == old){
-//		*p = new;
-//		return 1;
-//	}else
-//		return 0;
-
-TEXT runtime·casp(SB),7,$0
-	MOVW	0(FP), R0	// *p
-	MOVW	4(FP), R1	// old
-	MOVW	8(FP), R2	// new
-	MOVW	$1, R3
-	MOVW	$runtime·cas_mutex(SB), R4
-	SWPW	(R4), R3	// acquire mutex
-	CMP		$0, R3
-	BNE		failp0
-	
-	MOVW	(R0), R5
-	CMP		R1, R5
-	BNE		failp1
-	
-	MOVW	R2, (R0)	
-	MOVW	R3, (R4)	// release mutex
-	MOVW	$1, R0
-	RET
-failp1:	
-	MOVW	R3, (R4)	// release mutex
-failp0:
-	MOVW	$0, R0
-	RET
-
-DATA runtime·cas_mutex(SB)/4, $0
-GLOBL runtime·cas_mutex(SB), $4
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/arm/cas6.s b/src/pkg/runtime/arm/cas6.s
deleted file mode 100644
index ba97771..0000000
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/arm/cas6.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-// bool cas(int32 *val, int32 old, int32 new)
-// Atomically:
-//	if(*val == old){
-//		*val = new;
-//		return 1;
-//	}else
-//		return 0;
-
-TEXT runtime·cas(SB),7,$0
-	MOVW	0(FP), R1	// *val
-	MOVW	4(FP), R2	// old
-	MOVW	8(FP), R3	// new
-l:
-	LDREX	(R1), R0
-	CMP		R0, R2
-	BNE		fail
-	STREX	R3, (R1), R0
-	CMP		$0, R0
-	BNE		l
-	MOVW	$1, R0
-	RET
-fail:
-	MOVW	$0, R0
-	RET
-
-// bool casp(void **p, void *old, void *new)
-// Atomically:
-//	if(*p == old){
-//		*p = new;
-//		return 1;
-//	}else
-//		return 0;
-TEXT runtime·casp(SB), 7, $0
-	MOVW	0(FP), R1	// *p
-	MOVW	4(FP), R2	// old
-	MOVW	8(FP), R3	// new
-lp:
-	LDREX	(R1), R0
-	CMP		R0, R2
-	BNE		failp
-	STREX	R3, (R1), R0
-	CMP		$0, R0
-	BNE		lp
-	MOVW	$1, R0
-	RET
-failp:
-	MOVW	$0, R0
-	RET
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/linux/arm/sys.s b/src/pkg/runtime/linux/arm/sys.s
index 6c222fc..9daf9c2 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/linux/arm/sys.s
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/linux/arm/sys.s
@@ -230,3 +230,21 @@
 	MOVW	$SYS_rt_sigreturn, R7
 	SWI	$0
 	RET
+
+// Use kernel version instead of native armcas in ../../arm.s.
+// See ../../../sync/atomic/asm_linux_arm.s for details.
+TEXT cas<>(SB),7,$0
+	MOVW	$0xffff0fc0, PC
+
+TEXT runtime·cas(SB),7,$0
+	MOVW	valptr+0(FP), R2
+	MOVW	old+4(FP), R0
+	MOVW	new+8(FP), R1
+	BL	cas<>(SB)
+	MOVW	$0, R0
+	MOVW.CS	$1, R0
+	RET
+
+TEXT runtime·casp(SB),7,$0
+	B	runtime·cas(SB)
+