diff --git a/src/cmd/6a/lex.c b/src/cmd/6a/lex.c
index 22539fc7ea..8dea599a65 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6a/lex.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6a/lex.c
@@ -1334,5 +1334,12 @@ praghjdicks(void)
 		;
 }
 
+void
+pragtextflag(void)
+{
+	while(getnsc() != '\n')
+		;
+}
+
 #include "../cc/lexbody"
 #include "../cc/macbody"
diff --git a/src/cmd/6c/txt.c b/src/cmd/6c/txt.c
index 595e102fcd..fba5d2316e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6c/txt.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6c/txt.c
@@ -1473,7 +1473,9 @@ gpseudo(int a, Sym *s, Node *n)
 	p->as = a;
 	p->from.type = D_EXTERN;
 	p->from.sym = s;
-	p->from.scale = (profileflg ? 0 : NOPROF);
+	p->from.scale = textflag;
+	textflag = 0;
+	
 	if(s->class == CSTATIC)
 		p->from.type = D_STATIC;
 	naddr(n, &p->to);
diff --git a/src/cmd/8c/txt.c b/src/cmd/8c/txt.c
index 5aab9dba94..4e95f3c7a8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8c/txt.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8c/txt.c
@@ -1363,7 +1363,9 @@ gpseudo(int a, Sym *s, Node *n)
 	p->as = a;
 	p->from.type = D_EXTERN;
 	p->from.sym = s;
-	p->from.scale = (profileflg ? 0 : NOPROF);
+	p->from.scale = textflag;
+	textflag = 0;
+
 	if(s->class == CSTATIC)
 		p->from.type = D_STATIC;
 	naddr(n, &p->to);
diff --git a/src/cmd/cc/cc.h b/src/cmd/cc/cc.h
index eefe5bed9e..3b13126df4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cc/cc.h
+++ b/src/cmd/cc/cc.h
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ EXTERN	Term	term[NTERM];
 EXTERN	int	nterm;
 EXTERN	int	packflg;
 EXTERN	int	fproundflg;
-EXTERN	int	profileflg;
+EXTERN	int	textflag;
 EXTERN	int	ncontin;
 EXTERN	int	canreach;
 EXTERN	int	warnreach;
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ void	arginit(void);
 void	pragvararg(void);
 void	pragpack(void);
 void	pragfpround(void);
-void pragprofile(void);
+void	pragtextflag(void);
 void	pragincomplete(void);
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/cmd/cc/dpchk.c b/src/cmd/cc/dpchk.c
index 6a8193435e..9d22e621ed 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cc/dpchk.c
+++ b/src/cmd/cc/dpchk.c
@@ -450,25 +450,19 @@ pragfpround(void)
 }
 
 void
-pragprofile(void)
+pragtextflag(void)
 {
 	Sym *s;
 
-	profileflg = 0;
+	textflag = 0;
 	s = getsym();
-	if(s) {
-		profileflg = atoi(s->name+1);
-		if(strcmp(s->name, "on") == 0 ||
-		   strcmp(s->name, "yes") == 0)
-			profileflg = 1;
-	}
+	textflag = 7;
+	if(s)
+		textflag = atoi(s->name+1);
 	while(getnsc() != '\n')
 		;
 	if(debug['f'])
-		if(profileflg)
-			print("%4ld: profileflg %d\n", lineno, profileflg);
-		else
-			print("%4ld: profileflg off\n", lineno);
+		print("%4ld: textflag %d\n", lineno, textflag);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/cmd/cc/lex.c b/src/cmd/cc/lex.c
index cf5a844e87..c5126b7edd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cc/lex.c
+++ b/src/cmd/cc/lex.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	ginit();
 	arginit();
 
-	profileflg = 1;	/* #pragma can turn it off */
 	tufield = simplet((1L<<tfield->etype) | BUNSIGNED);
 	ndef = 0;
 	outfile = 0;
diff --git a/src/cmd/cc/macbody b/src/cmd/cc/macbody
index 6077915e64..e23d1bdc95 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cc/macbody
+++ b/src/cmd/cc/macbody
@@ -725,8 +725,8 @@ macprag(void)
 		pragfpround();
 		return;
 	}
-	if(s && strcmp(s->name, "profile") == 0) {
-		pragprofile();
+	if(s && strcmp(s->name, "textflag") == 0) {
+		pragtextflag();
 		return;
 	}
 	if(s && strcmp(s->name, "varargck") == 0) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/proc.c b/src/runtime/proc.c
index 0b509bb875..349074bfde 100644
--- a/src/runtime/proc.c
+++ b/src/runtime/proc.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ malg(int32 stacksize)
 	return g;
 }
 
+#pragma textflag 7
 void
 sys·newproc(int32 siz, byte* fn, byte* arg0)
 {
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ sys·newproc(int32 siz, byte* fn, byte* arg0)
 //printf(" goid=%d\n", newg->goid);
 }
 
+#pragma textflag 7
 void
 sys·deferproc(int32 siz, byte* fn, byte* arg0)
 {
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ sys·deferproc(int32 siz, byte* fn, byte* arg0)
 	g->defer = d;
 }
 
+#pragma textflag 7
 void
 sys·deferreturn(int32 arg0)
 {
@@ -760,6 +763,7 @@ newstack(void)
 	*(int32*)345 = 123;	// never return
 }
 
+#pragma textflag 7
 void
 sys·morestack(uint64 u)
 {