diff --git a/src/base/loader/elf_object.cc b/src/base/loader/elf_object.cc
index f6a18db..b6253ad 100644
--- a/src/base/loader/elf_object.cc
+++ b/src/base/loader/elf_object.cc
@@ -415,6 +415,12 @@
 }
 
 bool
+ElfObject::loadWeakSymbols(SymbolTable *symtab, Addr addrMask)
+{
+    return loadSomeSymbols(symtab, STB_WEAK, addrMask);
+}
+
+bool
 ElfObject::loadSections(PortProxy& memProxy, Addr addrMask)
 {
     if (!ObjectFile::loadSections(memProxy, addrMask))
diff --git a/src/base/loader/elf_object.hh b/src/base/loader/elf_object.hh
index 350a80d..d3d3e51 100644
--- a/src/base/loader/elf_object.hh
+++ b/src/base/loader/elf_object.hh
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
             std::numeric_limits<Addr>::max());
     virtual bool loadLocalSymbols(SymbolTable *symtab, Addr addrMask =
             std::numeric_limits<Addr>::max());
+    virtual bool loadWeakSymbols(SymbolTable *symtab, Addr addrMask =
+            std::numeric_limits<Addr>::max());
 
     virtual bool isDynamic() { return sectionExists(".interp"); }
     virtual bool hasTLS() { return sectionExists(".tbss"); }
diff --git a/src/base/loader/object_file.hh b/src/base/loader/object_file.hh
index 4a789d3..bdc9a31 100644
--- a/src/base/loader/object_file.hh
+++ b/src/base/loader/object_file.hh
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
             std::numeric_limits<Addr>::max()) = 0;
     virtual bool loadLocalSymbols(SymbolTable *symtab, Addr addrMask =
             std::numeric_limits<Addr>::max()) = 0;
+    virtual bool loadWeakSymbols(SymbolTable *symtab, Addr addrMask =
+            std::numeric_limits<Addr>::max())
+    { return false; }
 
     virtual bool isDynamic() { return false; }
     virtual bool hasTLS() { return false; }
diff --git a/src/sim/process.cc b/src/sim/process.cc
index 22a8863..1654ea5 100644
--- a/src/sim/process.cc
+++ b/src/sim/process.cc
@@ -574,7 +574,8 @@
     if (!debugSymbolTable) {
         debugSymbolTable = new SymbolTable();
         if (!objFile->loadGlobalSymbols(debugSymbolTable) ||
-            !objFile->loadLocalSymbols(debugSymbolTable)) {
+            !objFile->loadLocalSymbols(debugSymbolTable) ||
+            !objFile->loadWeakSymbols(debugSymbolTable)) {
             // didn't load any symbols
             delete debugSymbolTable;
             debugSymbolTable = NULL;