diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/dwarf/dwarf.go b/src/cmd/internal/dwarf/dwarf.go
index edb84498f90..96fb2b765b8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/dwarf/dwarf.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/dwarf/dwarf.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package dwarf
 
 import (
+	"cmd/internal/objabi"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
@@ -1096,7 +1097,7 @@ func PutAbstractFunc(ctxt Context, s *FnState) error {
 		// be rewritten, since it would change the offsets of the
 		// child DIEs (which we're relying on in order for abstract
 		// origin references to work).
-		fullname = s.Importpath + "." + s.Name[3:]
+		fullname = objabi.PathToPrefix(s.Importpath) + "." + s.Name[3:]
 	}
 	putattr(ctxt, s.Absfn, abbrev, DW_FORM_string, DW_CLS_STRING, int64(len(fullname)), fullname)
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/dwarf_test.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/dwarf_test.go
index b4e328bc2a3..ea89b72cadc 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/dwarf_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/dwarf_test.go
@@ -830,6 +830,23 @@ func TestAbstractOriginSanityIssue25459(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAbstractOriginSanityIssue26237(t *testing.T) {
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
+
+	if runtime.GOOS == "plan9" {
+		t.Skip("skipping on plan9; no DWARF symbol table in executables")
+	}
+	if runtime.GOOS == "solaris" || runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+		t.Skip("skipping on solaris and darwin, pending resolution of issue #23168")
+	}
+	if wd, err := os.Getwd(); err == nil {
+		gopathdir := filepath.Join(wd, "testdata", "issue26237")
+		abstractOriginSanity(t, gopathdir, DefaultOpt)
+	} else {
+		t.Fatalf("os.Getwd() failed %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRuntimeTypeAttr(t *testing.T) {
 	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/testdata/issue26237/src/b.dir/b.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/testdata/issue26237/src/b.dir/b.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca577490bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/testdata/issue26237/src/b.dir/b.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package b
+
+var q int
+
+func Top(x int) int {
+	q += 1
+	if q != x {
+		return 3
+	}
+	return 4
+}
+
+func OOO(x int) int {
+	defer func() { q += x & 7 }()
+	return Top(x + 1)
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/testdata/issue26237/src/main/main.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/testdata/issue26237/src/main/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6fdaa0bfa14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/testdata/issue26237/src/main/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	b "b.dir"
+)
+
+var skyx int
+
+func main() {
+	skyx += b.OOO(skyx)
+	if b.Top(1) == 99 {
+		fmt.Printf("Beware the Jabberwock, my son!\n")
+	}
+}