diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/abi.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/abi.go
index 8cd1606e660eab..041448fb296390 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/abi.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/abi.go
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ func setupTextLSym(f *Func, flag int) {
 	if f.ReflectMethod() {
 		flag |= obj.REFLECTMETHOD
 	}
+	if f.IsPackageInit() {
+		flag |= obj.PKGINIT
+	}
 
 	// Clumsy but important.
 	// For functions that could be on the path of invoking a deferred
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/func.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/func.go
index 8f56c6f2f6862c..fba62283d5bad3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/func.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/func.go
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ const (
 	funcInstrumentBody           // add race/msan/asan instrumentation during SSA construction
 	funcOpenCodedDeferDisallowed // can't do open-coded defers
 	funcClosureCalled            // closure is only immediately called; used by escape analysis
+	funcPackageInit              // compiler emitted .init func for package
 )
 
 type SymAndPos struct {
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ func (f *Func) ExportInline() bool             { return f.flags&funcExportInline
 func (f *Func) InstrumentBody() bool           { return f.flags&funcInstrumentBody != 0 }
 func (f *Func) OpenCodedDeferDisallowed() bool { return f.flags&funcOpenCodedDeferDisallowed != 0 }
 func (f *Func) ClosureCalled() bool            { return f.flags&funcClosureCalled != 0 }
+func (f *Func) IsPackageInit() bool            { return f.flags&funcPackageInit != 0 }
 
 func (f *Func) SetDupok(b bool)                    { f.flags.set(funcDupok, b) }
 func (f *Func) SetWrapper(b bool)                  { f.flags.set(funcWrapper, b) }
@@ -240,6 +242,7 @@ func (f *Func) SetExportInline(b bool)             { f.flags.set(funcExportInlin
 func (f *Func) SetInstrumentBody(b bool)           { f.flags.set(funcInstrumentBody, b) }
 func (f *Func) SetOpenCodedDeferDisallowed(b bool) { f.flags.set(funcOpenCodedDeferDisallowed, b) }
 func (f *Func) SetClosureCalled(b bool)            { f.flags.set(funcClosureCalled, b) }
+func (f *Func) SetIsPackageInit(b bool)            { f.flags.set(funcPackageInit, b) }
 
 func (f *Func) SetWBPos(pos src.XPos) {
 	if base.Debug.WB != 0 {
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/pkginit/init.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/pkginit/init.go
index 9d4c4357643d5d..fac1ad790f352a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/pkginit/init.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/pkginit/init.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func MakeInit() {
 	}
 	fn.Dcl = append(fn.Dcl, typecheck.InitTodoFunc.Dcl...)
 	typecheck.InitTodoFunc.Dcl = nil
+	fn.SetIsPackageInit(true)
 
 	// Suppress useless "can inline" diagnostics.
 	// Init functions are only called dynamically.
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/goobj/objfile.go b/src/cmd/internal/goobj/objfile.go
index 7b985fae53b89a..547b8264950f45 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/goobj/objfile.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/goobj/objfile.go
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ const (
 	SymFlagUsedInIface = 1 << iota
 	SymFlagItab
 	SymFlagDict
+	SymFlagPkgInit
 )
 
 // Returns the length of the name of the symbol.
@@ -333,6 +334,7 @@ func (s *Sym) IsGoType() bool      { return s.Flag()&SymFlagGoType != 0 }
 func (s *Sym) UsedInIface() bool   { return s.Flag2()&SymFlagUsedInIface != 0 }
 func (s *Sym) IsItab() bool        { return s.Flag2()&SymFlagItab != 0 }
 func (s *Sym) IsDict() bool        { return s.Flag2()&SymFlagDict != 0 }
+func (s *Sym) IsPkgInit() bool     { return s.Flag2()&SymFlagPkgInit != 0 }
 
 func (s *Sym) SetName(x string, w *Writer) {
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(s[:], uint32(len(x)))
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go
index 6d40b334afda37..d153afbfae0f0a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go
@@ -724,6 +724,9 @@ const (
 	// IsPcdata indicates this is a pcdata symbol.
 	AttrPcdata
 
+	// PkgInit indicates this is a compiler-generated package init func.
+	AttrPkgInit
+
 	// attrABIBase is the value at which the ABI is encoded in
 	// Attribute. This must be last; all bits after this are
 	// assumed to be an ABI value.
@@ -752,6 +755,7 @@ func (a *Attribute) UsedInIface() bool        { return a.load()&AttrUsedInIface
 func (a *Attribute) ContentAddressable() bool { return a.load()&AttrContentAddressable != 0 }
 func (a *Attribute) ABIWrapper() bool         { return a.load()&AttrABIWrapper != 0 }
 func (a *Attribute) IsPcdata() bool           { return a.load()&AttrPcdata != 0 }
+func (a *Attribute) IsPkgInit() bool          { return a.load()&AttrPkgInit != 0 }
 
 func (a *Attribute) Set(flag Attribute, value bool) {
 	for {
@@ -800,6 +804,7 @@ var textAttrStrings = [...]struct {
 	{bit: AttrIndexed, s: ""},
 	{bit: AttrContentAddressable, s: ""},
 	{bit: AttrABIWrapper, s: "ABIWRAPPER"},
+	{bit: AttrPkgInit, s: "PKGINIT"},
 }
 
 // String formats a for printing in as part of a TEXT prog.
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/objfile.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/objfile.go
index 85e49e248c13bc..73c29d9686590b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/objfile.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/objfile.go
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ func (w *writer) Sym(s *LSym) {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(s.Name, w.ctxt.Pkgpath) && strings.HasPrefix(s.Name[len(w.ctxt.Pkgpath):], ".") && strings.HasPrefix(s.Name[len(w.ctxt.Pkgpath)+1:], objabi.GlobalDictPrefix) {
 		flag2 |= goobj.SymFlagDict
 	}
+	if s.IsPkgInit() {
+		flag2 |= goobj.SymFlagPkgInit
+	}
 	name := s.Name
 	if strings.HasPrefix(name, "gofile..") {
 		name = filepath.ToSlash(name)
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/plist.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/plist.go
index fe9d2e1fb7401f..835f37f2ffc2eb 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/plist.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/plist.go
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ func (ctxt *Link) InitTextSym(s *LSym, flag int, start src.XPos) {
 	s.Set(AttrABIWrapper, flag&ABIWRAPPER != 0)
 	s.Set(AttrNeedCtxt, flag&NEEDCTXT != 0)
 	s.Set(AttrNoFrame, flag&NOFRAME != 0)
+	s.Set(AttrPkgInit, flag&PKGINIT != 0)
 	s.Type = objabi.STEXT
 	ctxt.Text = append(ctxt.Text, s)
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/textflag.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/textflag.go
index 5ae75027c2f2b5..bf9c8c99f16cdc 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/textflag.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/textflag.go
@@ -55,4 +55,7 @@ const (
 
 	// Function is an ABI wrapper.
 	ABIWRAPPER = 4096
+
+	// Function is a compiler-generated package init function.
+	PKGINIT = 8192
 )
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
index 2ac17f4f163a01..e3ee819a9db1b4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
@@ -1190,6 +1190,15 @@ func (l *Loader) IsDict(i Sym) bool {
 	return r.Sym(li).IsDict()
 }
 
+// Returns whether this symbol is a compiler-generated package init func.
+func (l *Loader) IsPkgInit(i Sym) bool {
+	if l.IsExternal(i) {
+		return false
+	}
+	r, li := l.toLocal(i)
+	return r.Sym(li).IsPkgInit()
+}
+
 // Return whether this is a trampoline of a deferreturn call.
 func (l *Loader) IsDeferReturnTramp(i Sym) bool {
 	return l.deferReturnTramp[i]