diff --git a/opal/mca/patcher/linux/patcher_linux_module.c b/opal/mca/patcher/linux/patcher_linux_module.c
index 4abb651c36e..2d74c4c9f0b 100644
--- a/opal/mca/patcher/linux/patcher_linux_module.c
+++ b/opal/mca/patcher/linux/patcher_linux_module.c
@@ -134,23 +134,31 @@ static void mca_patcher_linux_get_strtab(ElfW(Addr) base, const ElfW(Phdr) *pdyn
     table->size = (dyn == NULL) ? 0 : dyn->d_un.d_val;
 }
 
-static void * mca_patcher_linux_get_got_entry(ElfW(Addr) base, const char *symbol,
-                                       const mca_patcher_linux_elf_jmprel_t *jmprel,
-                                       const mca_patcher_linux_elf_symtab_t *symtab,
-                                       const mca_patcher_linux_elf_strtab_t *strtab)
+static void * mca_patcher_linux_get_got_entry (ElfW(Addr) base, const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr, int16_t phnum,
+                                               int phent, const char *symbol)
 {
+    mca_patcher_linux_elf_jmprel_t jmprel;
+    mca_patcher_linux_elf_symtab_t symtab;
+    mca_patcher_linux_elf_strtab_t strtab;
     ElfW(Rela) *rela, *relaend;
+    const ElfW(Phdr) *dphdr;
     const char *relsymname;
     uint32_t relsymidx;
 
-    relaend = (ElfW(Rela) *)((char *)jmprel->tab + jmprel->size);
-    for (rela = jmprel->tab; rela < relaend; ++rela) {
+    dphdr = mca_patcher_linux_get_phdr_dynamic (phdr, phnum, phent);
+
+    mca_patcher_linux_get_jmprel (base, dphdr, &jmprel);
+    mca_patcher_linux_get_symtab (base, dphdr, &symtab);
+    mca_patcher_linux_get_strtab (base, dphdr, &strtab);
+
+    relaend = (ElfW(Rela) *)((char *)jmprel.tab + jmprel.size);
+    for (rela = jmprel.tab; rela < relaend; ++rela) {
 #if SIZEOF_VOID_P == 8
         relsymidx  = ELF64_R_SYM(rela->r_info);
 #else
         relsymidx  = ELF32_R_SYM(rela->r_info);
 #endif
-        relsymname = strtab->tab + symtab->tab[relsymidx].st_name;
+        relsymname = strtab.tab + symtab.tab[relsymidx].st_name;
         if (!strcmp(symbol, relsymname)) {
             return (void *)(base + rela->r_offset);
         }
@@ -217,22 +225,12 @@ static int
 mca_patcher_linux_modify_got (ElfW(Addr) base, const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr, const char *phname,
                               int16_t phnum, int phent, mca_patcher_linux_dl_iter_context_t *ctx)
 {
-    const ElfW(Phdr) *dphdr;
-    mca_patcher_linux_elf_jmprel_t jmprel;
-    mca_patcher_linux_elf_symtab_t symtab;
-    mca_patcher_linux_elf_strtab_t strtab;
     long page_size = opal_getpagesize ();
     void **entry;
     void *page;
     int ret;
 
-    dphdr = mca_patcher_linux_get_phdr_dynamic (phdr, phnum, phent);
-
-    mca_patcher_linux_get_jmprel (base, dphdr, &jmprel);
-    mca_patcher_linux_get_symtab (base, dphdr, &symtab);
-    mca_patcher_linux_get_strtab (base, dphdr, &strtab);
-
-    entry = mca_patcher_linux_get_got_entry (base, ctx->patch->super.patch_symbol, &jmprel, &symtab, &strtab);
+    entry = mca_patcher_linux_get_got_entry (base, phdr, phnum, phent, ctx->patch->super.patch_symbol);
     if (entry == NULL) {
         return OPAL_SUCCESS;
     }
@@ -253,7 +251,8 @@ mca_patcher_linux_modify_got (ElfW(Addr) base, const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr, const cha
             }
 
             opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_TRACE, opal_patcher_base_framework.framework_output,
-                                 "modifying got entry %p with original value %p\n", (void *) entry, *entry);
+                                 "patch %p (%s): modifying got entry %p. original value %p. new value %p\n", ctx->patch,
+                                 ctx->patch->super.patch_symbol, (void *) entry, *entry, (void *) ctx->patch->super.patch_value);
 
             patch_got->got_entry = entry;
             patch_got->got_orig = *entry;
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ mca_patcher_linux_modify_got (ElfW(Addr) base, const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr, const cha
         if (*entry == (void *) ctx->patch->super.patch_value) {
             /* find the appropriate entry and restore the original value */
             mca_patcher_linux_patch_got_t *patch_got;
-            OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(patch_got, &ctx->patch->patch_got_list, mca_patcher_linux_patch_got_t) {
+            OPAL_LIST_FOREACH_REV(patch_got, &ctx->patch->patch_got_list, mca_patcher_linux_patch_got_t) {
                 if (patch_got->got_entry == entry) {
                     opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_TRACE, opal_patcher_base_framework.framework_output,
                                          "restoring got entry %p with original value %p\n", (void *) entry, patch_got->got_orig);