Index: lib/libkvm/kvm_private.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libkvm/kvm_private.c
+++ lib/libkvm/kvm_private.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 {
 
 	return (kd->nlehdr.e_ident[EI_CLASS] == class &&
-	    kd->nlehdr.e_type == ET_EXEC &&
+	    (kd->nlehdr.e_type == ET_EXEC || kd->nlehdr.e_type == ET_REL) &&
 	    kd->nlehdr.e_machine == machine);
 }