diff --git a/stand/common/load_elf.c b/stand/common/load_elf.c
--- a/stand/common/load_elf.c
+++ b/stand/common/load_elf.c
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@
 {
 	Elf_Sym sym;
 
-	return (__elfN(lookup_symbol)(ef, "kernphys", &sym, STT_OBJECT) == 0 &&
-	    sym.st_size == 8);
+	return (__elfN(lookup_symbol)(ef, "kernphys", &sym, STT_OBJECT) == 0);
 }
 #endif