diff --git a/sys/conf/NOTES b/sys/conf/NOTES
index b7f3a9001cf..72c1d458e54 100644
--- a/sys/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/conf/NOTES
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ options 	SYSVMSG
 #
 options 	DDB
 
+#
+# print the actual numerical value of symbols in addition to the
+# symbolic representation
+options		DDB_NUMSYM
+
 #
 # Use direct symbol lookup routines for ddb instead of the kernel linker
 # ones, so that symbols (mostly) work before the kernel linker has been
diff --git a/sys/conf/options b/sys/conf/options
index d9c37d6ae3d..389d7b3c494 100644
--- a/sys/conf/options
+++ b/sys/conf/options
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ CY_PCI_FASTINTR
 DDB
 DDB_NOKLDSYM	opt_ddb.h
 DDB_TRACE
+DDB_NUMSYM	opt_ddb.h
 DDB_UNATTENDED
 GDB_REMOTE_CHAT	opt_ddb.h
 GDBSPEED	opt_ddb.h
diff --git a/sys/ddb/db_sym.c b/sys/ddb/db_sym.c
index 2ab3ede07f1..5714950aecc 100644
--- a/sys/ddb/db_sym.c
+++ b/sys/ddb/db_sym.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <ddb/ddb.h>
 #include <ddb/db_sym.h>
 
+#include <opt_ddb.h>
+
 /*
  * Multiple symbol tables
  */
@@ -308,7 +310,11 @@ db_printsym(off, strategy)
 		db_printf("%#lr", (unsigned long)off);
 		return;
 	}
+#ifdef DDB_NUMSYM
+	db_printf("%#lr = %s", (unsigned long)off, name);
+#else
 	db_printf("%s", name);
+#endif
 	if (d)
 		db_printf("+%+#lr", (long)d);
 	if (strategy == DB_STGY_PROC) {