diff --git a/runtime/bin/BUILD.gn b/runtime/bin/BUILD.gn
index 6ab1482ce29..51c708ce6a1 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/BUILD.gn
+++ b/runtime/bin/BUILD.gn
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ template("build_gen_snapshot") {
       ]
     }
 
+    if (!is_win) {
+      # Adds all symbols to the dynamic symbol table, not just used ones.
+      # This is needed to make native extensions work. It is also needed to get
+      # symbols in VM-generated backtraces and profiles.
+      ldflags = [ "-rdynamic" ]
+    }
+
     if (is_win) {
       libs = [
         "iphlpapi.lib",
@@ -730,7 +737,8 @@ template("dart_executable") {
       ldflags = [ "/EXPORT:Dart_True" ]
     } else {
       # Adds all symbols to the dynamic symbol table, not just used ones.
-      # This is needed to make native extensions work.
+      # This is needed to make native extensions work. It is also needed to get
+      # symbols in VM-generated backtraces and profiles.
       ldflags = [ "-rdynamic" ]
     }
 
@@ -943,6 +951,9 @@ executable("run_vm_tests") {
             ] + builtin_impl_tests + vm_tests + compiler_tests + heap_tests
 
   if (!is_win) {
+    # Adds all symbols to the dynamic symbol table, not just used ones.
+    # This is needed to make native extensions work. It is also needed to get
+    # symbols in VM-generated backtraces and profiles.
     ldflags = [ "-rdynamic" ]
   }
 
diff --git a/runtime/bin/platform_android.cc b/runtime/bin/platform_android.cc
index cd1efd76635..37240b9baa0 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/platform_android.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/platform_android.cc
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ char** Platform::argv_ = NULL;
 static void segv_handler(int signal, siginfo_t* siginfo, void* context) {
   Log::PrintErr(
       "\n===== CRASH =====\n"
-      "version=%s\n"
       "si_signo=%s(%d), si_code=%d, si_addr=%p\n",
-      Dart_VersionString(), strsignal(siginfo->si_signo), siginfo->si_signo,
-      siginfo->si_code, siginfo->si_addr);
+      strsignal(siginfo->si_signo), siginfo->si_signo, siginfo->si_code,
+      siginfo->si_addr);
   Dart_DumpNativeStackTrace(context);
   abort();
 }
diff --git a/runtime/bin/platform_linux.cc b/runtime/bin/platform_linux.cc
index 260a9001edb..6bc50aa6d5c 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/platform_linux.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/platform_linux.cc
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ char** Platform::argv_ = NULL;
 static void segv_handler(int signal, siginfo_t* siginfo, void* context) {
   Log::PrintErr(
       "\n===== CRASH =====\n"
-      "version=%s\n"
       "si_signo=%s(%d), si_code=%d, si_addr=%p\n",
-      Dart_VersionString(), strsignal(siginfo->si_signo), siginfo->si_signo,
-      siginfo->si_code, siginfo->si_addr);
+      strsignal(siginfo->si_signo), siginfo->si_signo, siginfo->si_code,
+      siginfo->si_addr);
   Dart_DumpNativeStackTrace(context);
   abort();
 }
diff --git a/runtime/bin/platform_macos.cc b/runtime/bin/platform_macos.cc
index c41e8b28ce2..ef3c90f9b9a 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/platform_macos.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/platform_macos.cc
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ char** Platform::argv_ = NULL;
 static void segv_handler(int signal, siginfo_t* siginfo, void* context) {
   Log::PrintErr(
       "\n===== CRASH =====\n"
-      "version=%s\n"
       "si_signo=%s(%d), si_code=%d, si_addr=%p\n",
-      Dart_VersionString(), strsignal(siginfo->si_signo), siginfo->si_signo,
-      siginfo->si_code, siginfo->si_addr);
+      strsignal(siginfo->si_signo), siginfo->si_signo, siginfo->si_code,
+      siginfo->si_addr);
   Dart_DumpNativeStackTrace(context);
   abort();
 }
diff --git a/runtime/bin/platform_win.cc b/runtime/bin/platform_win.cc
index 5cdf6fc0d65..9b2face8ded 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/platform_win.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/platform_win.cc
@@ -75,9 +75,8 @@ class PlatformWin {
          EXCEPTION_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION)) {
       Log::PrintErr(
           "\n===== CRASH =====\n"
-          "version=%s\n"
           "ExceptionCode=%d, ExceptionFlags=%d, ExceptionAddress=%p\n",
-          Dart_VersionString(), ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode,
+          ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode,
           ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionFlags,
           ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionAddress);
       Dart_DumpNativeStackTrace(ExceptionInfo->ContextRecord);
diff --git a/runtime/vm/profiler.cc b/runtime/vm/profiler.cc
index 5ff50f60282..9db291da325 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/profiler.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/profiler.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "vm/signal_handler.h"
 #include "vm/simulator.h"
 #include "vm/stack_frame.h"
+#include "vm/version.h"
 
 namespace dart {
 
@@ -1117,9 +1118,9 @@ void Profiler::DumpStackTrace(uword sp, uword fp, uword pc, bool for_crash) {
   ASSERT(os_thread != NULL);
   Isolate* isolate = Isolate::Current();
   const char* name = isolate == NULL ? NULL : isolate->name();
-  OS::PrintErr("thread=%" Pd ", isolate=%s(%p)\n",
-               OSThread::ThreadIdToIntPtr(os_thread->trace_id()), name,
-               isolate);
+  OS::PrintErr(
+      "version=%s\nthread=%" Pd ", isolate=%s(%p)\n", Version::String(),
+      OSThread::ThreadIdToIntPtr(os_thread->trace_id()), name, isolate);
 
   if (!InitialRegisterCheck(pc, fp, sp)) {
     OS::PrintErr("Stack dump aborted because InitialRegisterCheck failed.\n");