diff --git a/src/cmd/5l/asm.c b/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
index 5b7f6f111d..46fb6b6323 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ doelf(void)
 		/* define dynamic elf table */
 		s = lookup(".dynamic", 0);
 		s->reachable = 1;
-		s->type = SELFROSECT;
+		s->type = SELFSECT; // writable
 
 		/*
 		 * .dynamic table
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ doelf(void)
 		elfwritedynent(s, DT_PLTREL, DT_REL);
 		elfwritedynentsymsize(s, DT_PLTRELSZ, lookup(".rel.plt", 0));
 		elfwritedynentsym(s, DT_JMPREL, lookup(".rel.plt", 0));
+		elfwritedynent(s, DT_DEBUG, 0);
 		elfwritedynent(s, DT_NULL, 0);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/asm.c b/src/cmd/6l/asm.c
index 3a8223e65c..8d599ef30a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/asm.c
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ doelf(void)
 		/* define dynamic elf table */
 		s = lookup(".dynamic", 0);
 		s->reachable = 1;
-		s->type = SELFROSECT;
+		s->type = SELFSECT; // writable
 
 		/*
 		 * .dynamic table
@@ -670,6 +670,8 @@ doelf(void)
 		elfwritedynentsymsize(s, DT_PLTRELSZ, lookup(".rela.plt", 0));
 		elfwritedynentsym(s, DT_JMPREL, lookup(".rela.plt", 0));
 		
+		elfwritedynent(s, DT_DEBUG, 0);
+
 		// Do not write DT_NULL.  elfdynhash will finish it.
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
index 6c7f964837..03106386c0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ doelf(void)
 		/* define dynamic elf table */
 		s = lookup(".dynamic", 0);
 		s->reachable = 1;
-		s->type = SELFROSECT;
+		s->type = SELFSECT; // writable
 
 		/*
 		 * .dynamic table
@@ -627,6 +627,8 @@ doelf(void)
 		elfwritedynentsymsize(s, DT_PLTRELSZ, lookup(".rel.plt", 0));
 		elfwritedynentsym(s, DT_JMPREL, lookup(".rel.plt", 0));
 
+		elfwritedynent(s, DT_DEBUG, 0);
+
 		// Do not write DT_NULL.  elfdynhash will finish it.
 	}
 }