diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
index 0a3418bfc9b..ed948d51b15 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
@@ -390,6 +390,12 @@ func (st *relocSymState) relocsym(s loader.Sym, P []byte) {
 			o = ldr.SymValue(rs) + r.Add() - int64(ldr.SymSect(rs).Vaddr)
 		case objabi.R_WEAKADDROFF, objabi.R_METHODOFF:
 			if !ldr.AttrReachable(rs) {
+				if rt == objabi.R_METHODOFF {
+					// Set it to a sentinel value. The runtime knows this is not pointing to
+					// anything valid.
+					o = -1
+					break
+				}
 				continue
 			}
 			fallthrough
diff --git a/src/runtime/type.go b/src/runtime/type.go
index 52b6cb30b44..81455f3532d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/type.go
+++ b/src/runtime/type.go
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ func (t *_type) nameOff(off nameOff) name {
 }
 
 func resolveTypeOff(ptrInModule unsafe.Pointer, off typeOff) *_type {
-	if off == 0 {
+	if off == 0 || off == -1 {
+		// -1 is the sentinel value for unreachable code.
+		// See cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go:relocsym.
 		return nil
 	}
 	base := uintptr(ptrInModule)
@@ -257,6 +259,11 @@ func (t *_type) typeOff(off typeOff) *_type {
 }
 
 func (t *_type) textOff(off textOff) unsafe.Pointer {
+	if off == -1 {
+		// -1 is the sentinel value for unreachable code.
+		// See cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go:relocsym.
+		return unsafe.Pointer(^uintptr(0))
+	}
 	base := uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(t))
 	var md *moduledata
 	for next := &firstmoduledata; next != nil; next = next.next {