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
@@ -639,7 +639,10 @@
 			continue;
 
 		/* We want to load PT_LOAD segments only.. */
-		if (phdr[i].p_type != PT_LOAD)
+		/* If it is kernel, we load the note to make debugger match with
+		 * coredump */
+		if (phdr[i].p_type != PT_LOAD &&
+		    !(ef->kernel && phdr[i].p_type == PT_NOTE))
 			continue;
 
 		if (module_verbose >= MODULE_VERBOSE_FULL) {