diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/traceback_x86.c b/src/pkg/runtime/traceback_x86.c
index b9a6b07383c..e6e132e2536 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/traceback_x86.c
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/traceback_x86.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ runtime·gentraceback(uintptr pc0, uintptr sp0, uintptr lr0, G *gp, int32 skip,
 		}
 
 		// Derive location and size of local variables.
-		if(frame.fp == frame.sp) {
+		if(frame.fp == frame.sp + sizeof(uintptr)) {
 			// Function has not created a frame for itself yet.
 			frame.varp = nil;
 			frame.varlen = 0;