diff --git a/src/binfmt_rto/binfmt_rto.c b/src/binfmt_rto/binfmt_rto.c
index 8d7836605ef6520a3d9d803b5eb12e9e061f4b97..cd511d88e8da0f8cdaa7c327bd9e8a81155a3547 100644
--- a/src/binfmt_rto/binfmt_rto.c
+++ b/src/binfmt_rto/binfmt_rto.c
@@ -1243,8 +1243,11 @@ load_rto:
 			printk("replace rto file fail, %d\n", ret);
 			goto out;
 		}
-	} else if (debug) {
+	}
+	if (!is_rto_format)
 		goto out;
+	if (debug) {
+		printk("exec in rto mode, is_rto_format %d\n", is_rto_format);
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/elf_hugepage.c b/src/elf_hugepage.c
index be59dbd83b496f02818ee512e25f5c207c51ddaa..f670f3862da4862cac86331b9442df00fb02848a 100644
--- a/src/elf_hugepage.c
+++ b/src/elf_hugepage.c
@@ -51,20 +51,31 @@
 #define OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_HUGEPAGE EF_X86_64_HUGEPAGE
 #define OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_RTO EF_X86_64_RTO
 #endif
-#define OS_SPECIFIC_MASK (0xffffffffU ^ OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_SYMBOLIC_LINK ^ OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_HUGEPAGE)
+#define OS_SPECIFIC_MASK (0xffffffffU ^ OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_SYMBOLIC_LINK ^ OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_HUGEPAGE ^ OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_RTO)
 
-static void _elf_set_symbolic_link(elf_file_t *ef, bool state)
+static int _elf_set_flags(char *path, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	if (state) {
-		ef->hdr->e_flags |= OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_SYMBOLIC_LINK;
-	} else {
-		ef->hdr->e_flags &= OS_SPECIFIC_MASK;
+	elf_file_t *ef = malloc(sizeof(elf_file_t));
+	if (ef == NULL) {
+		SI_LOG_ERR("malloc fail\n");
+		return -1;
 	}
+
+	int ret = elf_read_file(path, ef, false);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ef->hdr->e_flags |= flags;
+
+	elf_close_file(ef);
+	free(ef);
+	ef = NULL;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-int elf_set_symbolic_link(char *path, bool state)
+static int _elf_unset_flags(char *path, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	// this memory will free by process exit
 	elf_file_t *ef = malloc(sizeof(elf_file_t));
 	if (ef == NULL) {
 		SI_LOG_ERR("malloc fail\n");
@@ -76,14 +87,30 @@ int elf_set_symbolic_link(char *path, bool state)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	_elf_set_symbolic_link(ef, state);
+	ef->hdr->e_flags &= (0xffffffffU ^ flags);
 
-	close(ef->fd);
-	// This process is a oneshot process. The release of variable ef depends
-	// on the process exit.
+	elf_close_file(ef);
+	free(ef);
+	ef = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int elf_set_symbolic_link(char *path, bool state)
+{
+	if (state) {
+		return _elf_set_flags(path, OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_SYMBOLIC_LINK);
+	}
+	return _elf_unset_flags(path, OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_SYMBOLIC_LINK);
+}
+
+int elf_set_rto(char *path, bool state)
+{
+	if (state) {
+		return _elf_set_flags(path, OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_RTO);
+	}
+	return _elf_unset_flags(path, OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_RTO);
+}
+
 void elf_set_hugepage(elf_link_t *elf_link)
 {
 	int i, exec_only = 1;
@@ -103,4 +130,3 @@ void elf_set_hugepage(elf_link_t *elf_link)
 
 	ef->hdr->e_flags |= OS_SPECIFIC_FLAG_HUGEPAGE;
 }
-
diff --git a/src/elf_hugepage.h b/src/elf_hugepage.h
index 94f1b909ebec0cbab836c7c262ef501dde6c0da5..7e7d7d83aa6666f246726872b5ad2591a057978b 100644
--- a/src/elf_hugepage.h
+++ b/src/elf_hugepage.h
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 
 void elf_set_hugepage(elf_link_t *elf_link);
 int elf_set_symbolic_link(char *path, bool state);
+int elf_set_rto(char *path, bool state);
 
 #endif /* _ELF_HUGEPAGE_H */
diff --git a/src/elf_read_elf.c b/src/elf_read_elf.c
index 2179227889ab6ca2d6072c41adaca2dc90fd21e7..7d9ecab56b34c3ebf16e79a0310d60e9cbdf7769 100644
--- a/src/elf_read_elf.c
+++ b/src/elf_read_elf.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ int elf_read_file(char *file_name, elf_file_t *ef, bool is_readonly)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void _elf_close_file(elf_file_t *ef)
+void elf_close_file(elf_file_t *ef)
 {
 	close(ef->fd);
 	if (ef->file_name != NULL) {
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static int read_relocation_file(char *file_name, elf_file_t *ef)
 
 	// save old build id
 	memcpy(old_build_id, ef->build_id, BUILD_ID_LEN);
-	_elf_close_file(ef);
+	elf_close_file(ef);
 
 	SI_LOG_DEBUG("read extern relocations\n");
 
diff --git a/src/elf_read_elf.h b/src/elf_read_elf.h
index c90ccda350289730798b0cac4c39db11fd3e957f..c270a710a4a6c582ebd16a4eddf4d637fa94901f 100644
--- a/src/elf_read_elf.h
+++ b/src/elf_read_elf.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ void elf_read_elf_phdr(elf_file_t *ef);
 void elf_read_elf_sections(elf_file_t *ef);
 int elf_read_file(char *file_name, elf_file_t *elf, bool is_readonly);
 int elf_read_file_relocation(char *file_name, elf_file_t *ef);
+void elf_close_file(elf_file_t *ef);
 
 // debug
 void elf_show_dynsym(elf_file_t *ef);
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index d276985d46692eaef53039dfae63a8f17ad4e8bc..cde1e5ae4abdad409b14b67bf04e78c59071eebf 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	    {"debug", no_argument, NULL, 'd'},
 	    {"set", required_argument, NULL, 's'},
 	    {"unset", required_argument, NULL, 'u'},
+	    {"set-rto", required_argument, NULL, '1'},
+	    {"unset-rto", required_argument, NULL, '0'},
 	    {"hook", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
 	    {ELF_LINK_STATIC_S, no_argument, NULL, 'S'},
 	    {ELF_LINK_STATIC_NOLIBC_S, no_argument, NULL, 'N'},
@@ -59,6 +61,20 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				return -1;
 			}
 			return elf_set_symbolic_link(tmp, false);
+		case '1':
+			str_ret = realpath(optarg, tmp);
+			if (!str_ret) {
+				SI_LOG_ERR("get realpath fail: %s\n", optarg);
+				return -1;
+			}
+			return elf_set_rto(tmp, true);
+		case '0':
+			str_ret = realpath(optarg, tmp);
+			if (!str_ret) {
+				SI_LOG_ERR("get realpath fail: %s\n", optarg);
+				return -1;
+			}
+			return elf_set_rto(tmp, false);
 		case 'h':
 			elf_link->hook_func = true;
 			SI_LOG_INFO("hook func\n");
diff --git a/tests/test_binfmt_rto/Makefile b/tests/test_binfmt_rto/Makefile
index 09ae11ea9389db31702ce81775bc3cb5ed92b048..3a1a023b76709279570f7b3d7b8549f2e8e8b984 100644
--- a/tests/test_binfmt_rto/Makefile
+++ b/tests/test_binfmt_rto/Makefile
@@ -9,13 +9,18 @@ KO_DIR=$(ROOT_DIR)src/binfmt_rto
 all: test_ko
 
 link:
-	cp /usr/bin/bash bash_test_link
+	cp -f /usr/bin/bash bash_test_link
 	$(SYSBOOST) --set bash_test_link
 	readelf -W -a bash_test_link > bash_test_link.link.elf
 
 test_ko: link
 	make -C $(KO_DIR) install
-	cp /usr/bin/bash bash_test_link.rto
+	@echo ===test link===
+	cp -f /usr/bin/bash bash_test_link.rto
+	./bash_test_link -c "echo 1"
+	@echo ===test rto===
+	$(SYSBOOST) --set-rto bash_test_link.rto
+	readelf -W -a bash_test_link.rto > bash_test_link.rto.elf
 	./bash_test_link -c "echo 1"
 
 env: