diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go
index fc0305344f0..893ccf674a7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go
@@ -324,11 +324,12 @@ type LSym struct {
 
 // A FuncInfo contains extra fields for STEXT symbols.
 type FuncInfo struct {
-	Args   int32
-	Locals int32
-	Text   *Prog
-	Autom  []*Auto
-	Pcln   Pcln
+	Args     int32
+	Locals   int32
+	Text     *Prog
+	Autom    []*Auto
+	Pcln     Pcln
+	dwarfSym *LSym
 }
 
 // Attribute is a set of symbol attributes.
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/objfile.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/objfile.go
index a4a9091bb91..518aab18dae 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/objfile.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/objfile.go
@@ -560,7 +560,10 @@ func (ctxt *Link) dwarfSym(s *LSym) *LSym {
 	if s.Type != STEXT {
 		ctxt.Diag("dwarfSym of non-TEXT %v", s)
 	}
-	return ctxt.Lookup(dwarf.InfoPrefix+s.Name, int(s.Version))
+	if s.FuncInfo.dwarfSym == nil {
+		s.FuncInfo.dwarfSym = ctxt.Lookup(dwarf.InfoPrefix+s.Name, int(s.Version))
+	}
+	return s.FuncInfo.dwarfSym
 }
 
 // populateDWARF fills in the DWARF Debugging Information Entry for TEXT symbol s.