diff --git a/kernel/src/trace/Resolve.cpp b/kernel/src/trace/Resolve.cpp
index ffae62dd..3afd9355 100644
--- a/kernel/src/trace/Resolve.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/trace/Resolve.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 extern int kernel_start;
 extern int kernel_end;
 
-static InitRD::File symbol_map = {"", 0, 0, 0};
+static InitRD::File symbol_map = {"", 0, 0, (void*)-1};
 
 static size_t symbol_strlen(const char* symbol)
 {
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ static size_t symbol_strlen(const char* symbol)
 
 void get_symbol_name(uintptr_t address, char* buffer)
 {
-    if (!symbol_map.addr) { symbol_map = InitRD::open("sys/moon.sym"); }
+    if (symbol_map.addr == (void*)-1) { symbol_map = InitRD::open("sys/moon.sym"); }
+    if (!symbol_map.addr) { strncpy(buffer, "(no symbols loaded)", 20); }
     while (address >= (uintptr_t)&kernel_start && address <= (uintptr_t)&kernel_end)
     {
         char addr_as_str[60];