diff --git a/src/cmd/5l/asm.c b/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
index 017d3f4357fd4d..c95e43bcc0136d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
@@ -510,24 +510,8 @@ adddynsym(Link *ctxt, LSym *s)
 		/* shndx */
 		if(s->type == SDYNIMPORT)
 			adduint16(ctxt, d, SHN_UNDEF);
-		else {
-			switch(s->type) {
-			default:
-			case STEXT:
-				t = 11;
-				break;
-			case SRODATA:
-				t = 12;
-				break;
-			case SDATA:
-				t = 13;
-				break;
-			case SBSS:
-				t = 14;
-				break;
-			}
-			adduint16(ctxt, d, t);
-		}
+		else
+			adduint16(ctxt, d, 1);
 	} else {
 		diag("adddynsym: unsupported binary format");
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/asm.c b/src/cmd/6l/asm.c
index 41c9cc84c64bf0..20be4d6dbcd441 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/asm.c
@@ -548,24 +548,8 @@ adddynsym(Link *ctxt, LSym *s)
 		/* section where symbol is defined */
 		if(s->type == SDYNIMPORT)
 			adduint16(ctxt, d, SHN_UNDEF);
-		else {
-			switch(s->type) {
-			default:
-			case STEXT:
-				t = 11;
-				break;
-			case SRODATA:
-				t = 12;
-				break;
-			case SDATA:
-				t = 13;
-				break;
-			case SBSS:
-				t = 14;
-				break;
-			}
-			adduint16(ctxt, d, t);
-		}
+		else
+			adduint16(ctxt, d, 1);
 	
 		/* value */
 		if(s->type == SDYNIMPORT)
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
index 8b91c0971a28a1..ff4911b88af0b4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
@@ -516,24 +516,8 @@ adddynsym(Link *ctxt, LSym *s)
 		/* shndx */
 		if(s->type == SDYNIMPORT)
 			adduint16(ctxt, d, SHN_UNDEF);
-		else {
-			switch(s->type) {
-			default:
-			case STEXT:
-				t = 11;
-				break;
-			case SRODATA:
-				t = 12;
-				break;
-			case SDATA:
-				t = 13;
-				break;
-			case SBSS:
-				t = 14;
-				break;
-			}
-			adduint16(ctxt, d, t);
-		}
+		else
+			adduint16(ctxt, d, 1);
 	} else if(HEADTYPE == Hdarwin) {
 		diag("adddynsym: missed symbol %s (%s)", s->name, s->extname);
 	} else if(HEADTYPE == Hwindows) {