diff --git a/src/runtime/rt0_amd64_darwin.s b/src/runtime/rt0_amd64_darwin.s
index 0d981b58185..824a602554e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/rt0_amd64_darwin.s
+++ b/src/runtime/rt0_amd64_darwin.s
@@ -84,3 +84,8 @@ TEXT	sys_memclr(SB),1,$-8
 	REP
 	STOSQ
 	RET
+
+TEXT	sys_getcallerpc+0(SB),0,$0
+	MOVQ	x+0(FP),AX
+	MOVQ	-8(AX),AX
+	RET
diff --git a/src/runtime/rt0_amd64_linux.s b/src/runtime/rt0_amd64_linux.s
index 12590bd6c5a..6ad8b33d55a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/rt0_amd64_linux.s
+++ b/src/runtime/rt0_amd64_linux.s
@@ -94,3 +94,8 @@ TEXT	sys_memclr(SB),1,$-8
 	REP
 	STOSQ
 	RET
+
+TEXT	sys_getcallerpc+0(SB),0,$0
+	MOVQ	x+0(FP),AX
+	MOVQ	-8(AX),AX
+	RET
diff --git a/src/runtime/runtime.c b/src/runtime/runtime.c
index 724254a116f..9a7efc55b71 100644
--- a/src/runtime/runtime.c
+++ b/src/runtime/runtime.c
@@ -70,15 +70,6 @@ sys_printpointer(void *p)
 	sys_write(1, buf+i, nelem(buf)-i);
 }
 
-void
-sys_panicl(int32 lno)
-{
-	prints("\npanic on line ");
-	sys_printint(lno);
-	prints("\n");
-	*(int32*)0 = 0;
-}
-
 void
 sys_printstring(string v)
 {
@@ -101,6 +92,24 @@ prints(int8 *s)
 	sys_write(1, s, strlen(s));
 }
 
+void
+sys_printpc(void *p)
+{
+	prints("PC=0x");
+	sys_printpointer(sys_getcallerpc(p));
+}
+
+void
+sys_panicl(int32 lno)
+{
+	prints("\npanic on line ");
+	sys_printint(lno);
+	prints(" ");
+	sys_printpc(&lno);
+	prints("\n");
+	*(int32*)0 = 0;
+}
+
 dump(byte *p, int32 n)
 {
 	uint32 v;
@@ -307,8 +316,11 @@ sys_slicestring(string si, int32 lindex, int32 hindex, string so)
 	int32 l;
 
 	if(lindex < 0 || lindex > si->len ||
-	   hindex < lindex || hindex > si->len)
+	   hindex < lindex || hindex > si->len) {
+		sys_printpc(&si);
+		prints(" ");
 		prbounds("slice", lindex, si->len, hindex);
+	}
 
 	l = hindex-lindex;
 	so = mal(sizeof(so->len)+l);
@@ -320,8 +332,11 @@ sys_slicestring(string si, int32 lindex, int32 hindex, string so)
 void
 sys_indexstring(string s, int32 i, byte b)
 {
-	if(i < 0 || i >= s->len)
+	if(i < 0 || i >= s->len) {
+		sys_printpc(&s);
+		prints(" ");
 		prbounds("index", 0, i, s->len);
+	}
 
 	b = s->str[i];
 	FLUSH(&b);
diff --git a/src/runtime/runtime.h b/src/runtime/runtime.h
index a12ac29f556..d006915730d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/runtime.h
+++ b/src/runtime/runtime.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void	sys_write(int32, void*, int32);
 void	sys_breakpoint(void);
 uint8*	sys_mmap(byte*, uint32, int32, int32, int32, uint32);
 void	sys_memclr(byte*, uint32);
+void* sys_getcallerpc(void*);
 
 /*
  * runtime