diff --git a/src/cmd/5g/gobj.c b/src/cmd/5g/gobj.c
index 9c5fb2a962..3bdb3268a4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5g/gobj.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5g/gobj.c
@@ -548,8 +548,9 @@ out:
 	p->from.name = D_EXTERN;
 	p->from.sym = newnam;
 	p->to.type = D_CONST2;
-	p->reg = 7;
-	p->to.offset2 = 0;
+	p->to.offset = 0;  // stack size
+	p->to.offset2 = rnd(method->type->argwid, widthptr);  // argument size
+	p->reg = 7;  // textflag
 	p->to.reg = NREG;
 //print("1. %P\n", p);
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/6g/gobj.c b/src/cmd/6g/gobj.c
index cdbbd5d9db..c7e87f1c81 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6g/gobj.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6g/gobj.c
@@ -528,8 +528,9 @@ out:
 	p->from.type = D_EXTERN;
 	p->from.sym = newnam;
 	p->to.type = D_CONST;
-	p->to.offset = 0;
-	p->from.scale = 7;
+	p->to.offset = 0; // stack size
+	p->to.offset |= rnd(method->type->argwid, widthptr) << 32;  // argument size
+	p->from.scale = 7;  // textflag
 //print("1. %P\n", p);
 
 	mov = AMOVQ;
diff --git a/src/cmd/8g/gobj.c b/src/cmd/8g/gobj.c
index 39717d5b1a..f695468cdf 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8g/gobj.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8g/gobj.c
@@ -534,8 +534,9 @@ out:
 	p->from.type = D_EXTERN;
 	p->from.sym = newnam;
 	p->to.type = D_CONST;
-	p->to.offset = 0;
-	p->from.scale = 7;
+	p->to.offset = 0;  // stack skize
+	p->to.offset2 = rnd(method->type->argwid, widthptr);  // argument size
+	p->from.scale = 7;  // textflag
 //print("1. %P\n", p);
 
 	mov = AMOVL;