diff --git a/src/runtime/cgo/callbacks.go b/src/runtime/cgo/callbacks.go
index 4f31d1c82c3..47bd2b0edc3 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cgo/callbacks.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cgo/callbacks.go
@@ -92,13 +92,5 @@ var _cgo_sys_thread_create = &x_cgo_sys_thread_create
 var x_cgo_notify_runtime_init_done byte
 var _cgo_notify_runtime_init_done = &x_cgo_notify_runtime_init_done
 
-// Calls the traceback function passed to SetCgoTraceback.
-
-//go:cgo_import_static x_cgo_callers
-//go:linkname x_cgo_callers x_cgo_callers
-//go:linkname _cgo_callers _cgo_callers
-var x_cgo_callers byte
-var _cgo_callers = &x_cgo_callers
-
 //go:cgo_export_static _cgo_topofstack
 //go:cgo_export_dynamic _cgo_topofstack
diff --git a/src/runtime/cgo/callbacks_traceback.go b/src/runtime/cgo/callbacks_traceback.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7548467226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/cgo/callbacks_traceback.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright 2016 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// +build linux
+
+package cgo
+
+import _ "unsafe" // for go:linkname
+
+// Calls the traceback function passed to SetCgoTraceback.
+
+//go:cgo_import_static x_cgo_callers
+//go:linkname x_cgo_callers x_cgo_callers
+//go:linkname _cgo_callers _cgo_callers
+var x_cgo_callers byte
+var _cgo_callers = &x_cgo_callers