diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
index f9ccf84f72..8637d725ad 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
@@ -3658,9 +3658,6 @@ func init() {
 // findIntrinsic returns a function which builds the SSA equivalent of the
 // function identified by the symbol sym.  If sym is not an intrinsic call, returns nil.
 func findIntrinsic(sym *types.Sym) intrinsicBuilder {
-	if ssa.IntrinsicsDisable {
-		return nil
-	}
 	if sym == nil || sym.Pkg == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -3680,6 +3677,13 @@ func findIntrinsic(sym *types.Sym) intrinsicBuilder {
 	}
 
 	fn := sym.Name
+	if ssa.IntrinsicsDisable {
+		if pkg == "runtime" && (fn == "getcallerpc" || fn == "getcallersp" || fn == "getclosureptr") {
+			// These runtime functions don't have definitions, must be intrinsics.
+		} else {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
 	return intrinsics[intrinsicKey{thearch.LinkArch.Arch, pkg, fn}]
 }