diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/string.goc b/src/pkg/runtime/string.goc
index dccb97128a..c7632b2a96 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/string.goc
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/string.goc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package runtime
 
 String	runtime·emptystring;
 
+#pragma textflag 7
 intgo
 runtime·findnull(byte *s)
 {
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/time_plan9_386.c b/src/pkg/runtime/time_plan9_386.c
index fc08a90d6d..e3fa981994 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/time_plan9_386.c
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/time_plan9_386.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "runtime.h"
 #include "os_GOOS.h"
 
+#pragma textflag 7
 int64
 runtime·nanotime(void)
 {