diff --git a/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index e7f8b5eb95..d432da9980 100644
--- a/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -414,16 +414,13 @@ add_dependencies(${KERNEL_TARGET} kernel_heap)
 add_custom_command(
     TARGET ${KERNEL_TARGET} POST_BUILD
     COMMAND ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}objcopy -O elf32-i386 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${KERNEL_TARGET} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Kernel
-    BYPRODUCTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Kernel
+    COMMAND sh ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mkmap.sh
+    COMMAND sh ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/embedmap.sh
+    BYPRODUCTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Kernel ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kernel.map
 )
 
 install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Kernel" DESTINATION boot)
-
-add_custom_command(
-    TARGET ${KERNEL_TARGET} POST_BUILD
-    COMMAND sh ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mkmap.sh
-)
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kernel.map DESTINATION res)
+install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kernel.map" DESTINATION res)
 
 serenity_install_headers(Kernel)
 serenity_install_sources(Kernel)
diff --git a/Kernel/KSyms.cpp b/Kernel/KSyms.cpp
index 5ee477829d..f4444354cb 100644
--- a/Kernel/KSyms.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/KSyms.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ FlatPtr g_lowest_kernel_symbol_address = 0xffffffff;
 FlatPtr g_highest_kernel_symbol_address = 0;
 bool g_kernel_symbols_available = false;
 
+extern "C" {
+__attribute__((section(".kernel_symbols"))) char kernel_symbols[5 * MiB] {};
+}
+
 static KernelSymbol* s_symbols;
 static size_t s_symbol_count = 0;
 
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ const KernelSymbol* symbolicate_kernel_address(FlatPtr address)
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-UNMAP_AFTER_INIT static void load_kernel_symbols_from_data(const KBuffer& buffer)
+UNMAP_AFTER_INIT static void load_kernel_symbols_from_data(ReadonlyBytes const& buffer)
 {
     g_lowest_kernel_symbol_address = 0xffffffff;
     g_highest_kernel_symbol_address = 0;
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT static void load_kernel_symbols_from_data(const KBuffer& buffer
 
     size_t current_symbol_index = 0;
 
-    while (bufptr < buffer.end_pointer()) {
+    while ((u8 const*)bufptr < buffer.data() + buffer.size()) {
         for (size_t i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
             address = (address << 4) | parse_hex_digit(*(bufptr++));
         bufptr += 3;
@@ -166,13 +170,11 @@ void dump_backtrace()
 
 UNMAP_AFTER_INIT void load_kernel_symbol_table()
 {
-    auto result = VirtualFileSystem::the().open("/res/kernel.map", O_RDONLY, 0, VirtualFileSystem::the().root_custody());
-    if (!result.is_error()) {
-        auto description = result.value();
-        auto buffer = description->read_entire_file();
-        if (!buffer.is_error())
-            load_kernel_symbols_from_data(*buffer.value());
-    }
+    auto kernel_symbols_size = strnlen(kernel_symbols, sizeof(kernel_symbols));
+    // If we're hitting this VERIFY the kernel symbol file has grown beyond
+    // the array size of kernel_symbols. Try making the array larger.
+    VERIFY(kernel_symbols_size != sizeof(kernel_symbols));
+    load_kernel_symbols_from_data({ kernel_symbols, kernel_symbols_size });
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/Kernel/embedmap.sh b/Kernel/embedmap.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f341fd97d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Kernel/embedmap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+tmp=$(mktemp)
+(cat kernel.map; printf '%b' '\0') > "$tmp"
+objcopy --update-section .ksyms="$tmp" Kernel
+rm -f "$tmp"
diff --git a/Kernel/init.cpp b/Kernel/init.cpp
index d6af14a8a9..2977247334 100644
--- a/Kernel/init.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/init.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ extern "C" [[noreturn]] UNMAP_AFTER_INIT void init()
     kmalloc_init();
     slab_alloc_init();
 
+    load_kernel_symbol_table();
+
     ConsoleDevice::initialize();
     s_bsp_processor.initialize(0);
 
@@ -264,8 +266,6 @@ void init_stage2(void*)
 
     Process::current()->set_root_directory(VirtualFileSystem::the().root_custody());
 
-    load_kernel_symbol_table();
-
     // Switch out of early boot mode.
     g_in_early_boot = false;
 
diff --git a/Kernel/linker.ld b/Kernel/linker.ld
index 0194ad16e4..698082f837 100644
--- a/Kernel/linker.ld
+++ b/Kernel/linker.ld
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ PHDRS
   text PT_LOAD ;
   data PT_LOAD ;
   bss PT_LOAD ;
+  ksyms PT_LOAD ;
 }
 
 SECTIONS
@@ -93,4 +94,9 @@ SECTIONS
     } :bss
 
     end_of_kernel_image = .;
+
+    .ksyms ALIGN(4K) : AT (ADDR(.ksyms) - KERNEL_VIRTUAL_BASE)
+    {
+        *(.kernel_symbols)
+    } :ksyms
 }