diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/builtin.c b/src/cmd/gc/builtin.c
index eba9199544..c5bce2ead3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/builtin.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/builtin.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ char *runtimeimport =
 	"func @\"\".printbool (? bool)\n"
 	"func @\"\".printfloat (? float64)\n"
 	"func @\"\".printint (? int64)\n"
+	"func @\"\".printhex (? uint64)\n"
 	"func @\"\".printuint (? uint64)\n"
 	"func @\"\".printcomplex (? complex128)\n"
 	"func @\"\".printstring (? string)\n"
@@ -95,12 +96,12 @@ char *runtimeimport =
 	"func @\"\".makeslice (@\"\".typ·2 *byte, @\"\".nel·3 int64, @\"\".cap·4 int64) (@\"\".ary·1 []any)\n"
 	"func @\"\".growslice (@\"\".typ·2 *byte, @\"\".old·3 []any, @\"\".n·4 int64) (@\"\".ary·1 []any)\n"
 	"func @\"\".memmove (@\"\".to·1 *any, @\"\".frm·2 *any, @\"\".length·3 uintptr)\n"
-	"func @\"\".memequal (@\"\".x·1 *any, @\"\".y·2 *any, @\"\".size·3 uintptr) (? bool)\n"
-	"func @\"\".memequal8 (@\"\".x·1 *any, @\"\".y·2 *any, @\"\".size·3 uintptr) (? bool)\n"
-	"func @\"\".memequal16 (@\"\".x·1 *any, @\"\".y·2 *any, @\"\".size·3 uintptr) (? bool)\n"
-	"func @\"\".memequal32 (@\"\".x·1 *any, @\"\".y·2 *any, @\"\".size·3 uintptr) (? bool)\n"
-	"func @\"\".memequal64 (@\"\".x·1 *any, @\"\".y·2 *any, @\"\".size·3 uintptr) (? bool)\n"
-	"func @\"\".memequal128 (@\"\".x·1 *any, @\"\".y·2 *any, @\"\".size·3 uintptr) (? bool)\n"
+	"func @\"\".memequal (@\"\".x·2 *any, @\"\".y·3 *any, @\"\".size·4 uintptr) (? bool)\n"
+	"func @\"\".memequal8 (@\"\".x·2 *any, @\"\".y·3 *any, @\"\".size·4 uintptr) (? bool)\n"
+	"func @\"\".memequal16 (@\"\".x·2 *any, @\"\".y·3 *any, @\"\".size·4 uintptr) (? bool)\n"
+	"func @\"\".memequal32 (@\"\".x·2 *any, @\"\".y·3 *any, @\"\".size·4 uintptr) (? bool)\n"
+	"func @\"\".memequal64 (@\"\".x·2 *any, @\"\".y·3 *any, @\"\".size·4 uintptr) (? bool)\n"
+	"func @\"\".memequal128 (@\"\".x·2 *any, @\"\".y·3 *any, @\"\".size·4 uintptr) (? bool)\n"
 	"func @\"\".int64div (? int64, ? int64) (? int64)\n"
 	"func @\"\".uint64div (? uint64, ? uint64) (? uint64)\n"
 	"func @\"\".int64mod (? int64, ? int64) (? int64)\n"
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/runtime.go b/src/cmd/gc/runtime.go
index 7617eddd60..646cb68aa9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/runtime.go
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/runtime.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func recover(*int32) interface{}
 func printbool(bool)
 func printfloat(float64)
 func printint(int64)
+func printhex(uint64)
 func printuint(uint64)
 func printcomplex(complex128)
 func printstring(string)
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/walk.c b/src/cmd/gc/walk.c
index c251af660e..26d8011240 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/walk.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/walk.c
@@ -1837,9 +1837,12 @@ walkprint(Node *nn, NodeList **init, int defer)
 					t = types[TINT64];
 				}
 			} else {
-				if(et == TUINT64)
-					on = syslook("printuint", 0);
-				else
+				if(et == TUINT64) {
+					if(t->sym->pkg == runtimepkg && strcmp(t->sym->name, "hex") == 0)
+						on = syslook("printhex", 0);
+					else
+						on = syslook("printuint", 0);
+				} else
 					on = syslook("printint", 0);
 			}
 		} else if(isfloat[et]) {
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/print1.go b/src/pkg/runtime/print1.go
index f19cc1da59..28faa7cbbb 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/print1.go
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/print1.go
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ package runtime
 
 import "unsafe"
 
+// The compiler knows that a print of a value of this type
+// should use printhex instead of printuint (decimal).
+type hex uint64
+
 //go:noescape
 func gostring(*byte) string
 
@@ -178,8 +182,7 @@ func vprintf(str string, arg unsafe.Pointer) {
 }
 
 func printpc(p unsafe.Pointer) {
-	print("PC=")
-	printhex(uint64(getcallerpc(p)))
+	print("PC=", hex(uintptr(p)))
 }
 
 func printbool(v bool) {