diff --git a/mach/sun2/cv/cv.c b/mach/sun2/cv/cv.c
index 7d211b42e..cf075ab2e 100644
--- a/mach/sun2/cv/cv.c
+++ b/mach/sun2/cv/cv.c
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ emit_symtab()
 		else M->name = outhead.oh_nchar + 3;	/* pointer to nullbyte */
 		cvlong(&(M->name));
 		cvlong(&(M->value));
+		cvshort(&(M->desc));
 	}
 	writef(MACHnames, sizeof(struct sym), (long) outhead.oh_nname);
 	free(MACHnames);
diff --git a/mach/sun3/cv/cv.c b/mach/sun3/cv/cv.c
index 7d211b42e..cf075ab2e 100644
--- a/mach/sun3/cv/cv.c
+++ b/mach/sun3/cv/cv.c
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ emit_symtab()
 		else M->name = outhead.oh_nchar + 3;	/* pointer to nullbyte */
 		cvlong(&(M->name));
 		cvlong(&(M->value));
+		cvshort(&(M->desc));
 	}
 	writef(MACHnames, sizeof(struct sym), (long) outhead.oh_nname);
 	free(MACHnames);