diff --git a/src/cmd/addr2line/main.go b/src/cmd/addr2line/main.go
index b94ba12efd..c6e4563db7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/addr2line/main.go
+++ b/src/cmd/addr2line/main.go
@@ -237,10 +237,6 @@ func loadPlan9Table(f *plan9obj.File, sname, ename string) ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	text, err := findPlan9Symbol(f, "text")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	sect := f.Section("text")
 	if sect == nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -249,5 +245,5 @@ func loadPlan9Table(f *plan9obj.File, sname, ename string) ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return data[ssym.Value-text.Value : esym.Value-text.Value], nil
+	return data[ssym.Value-(f.LoadAddress+f.HdrSize) : esym.Value-(f.LoadAddress+f.HdrSize)], nil
 }
diff --git a/src/pkg/debug/plan9obj/file.go b/src/pkg/debug/plan9obj/file.go
index 60a5857193..b11ed86f18 100644
--- a/src/pkg/debug/plan9obj/file.go
+++ b/src/pkg/debug/plan9obj/file.go
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ import (
 
 // A FileHeader represents a Plan 9 a.out file header.
 type FileHeader struct {
-	Magic   uint32
-	Bss     uint32
-	Entry   uint64
-	PtrSize int
+	Magic       uint32
+	Bss         uint32
+	Entry       uint64
+	PtrSize     int
+	LoadAddress uint64
+	HdrSize     uint64
 }
 
 // A File represents an open Plan 9 a.out file.
@@ -148,20 +150,21 @@ func NewFile(r io.ReaderAt) (*File, error) {
 	}
 
 	f := &File{FileHeader: FileHeader{
-		Magic:   ph.Magic,
-		Bss:     ph.Bss,
-		Entry:   uint64(ph.Entry),
-		PtrSize: 4,
+		Magic:       ph.Magic,
+		Bss:         ph.Bss,
+		Entry:       uint64(ph.Entry),
+		PtrSize:     4,
+		LoadAddress: 0x1000,
+		HdrSize:     4 * 8,
 	}}
 
-	hdrSize := 4 * 8
-
 	if ph.Magic&Magic64 != 0 {
 		if err := binary.Read(sr, binary.BigEndian, &f.Entry); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		f.PtrSize = 8
-		hdrSize += 8
+		f.LoadAddress = 0x200000
+		f.HdrSize += 8
 	}
 
 	var sects = []struct {
@@ -177,7 +180,7 @@ func NewFile(r io.ReaderAt) (*File, error) {
 
 	f.Sections = make([]*Section, 5)
 
-	off := uint32(hdrSize)
+	off := uint32(f.HdrSize)
 
 	for i, sect := range sects {
 		s := new(Section)