diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/elf.go b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/elf.go
index 7d5162a1e8..a48a9df5d6 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/objfile/elf.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/objfile/elf.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (f *elfFile) goarch() string {
 
 func (f *elfFile) loadAddress() (uint64, error) {
 	for _, p := range f.elf.Progs {
-		if p.Type == elf.PT_LOAD {
+		if p.Type == elf.PT_LOAD && p.Flags&elf.PF_X != 0 {
 			return p.Vaddr, nil
 		}
 	}