diff --git a/src/common/dwarf/dwarf2reader.cc b/src/common/dwarf/dwarf2reader.cc
index b130ed13..5850fb7c 100644
--- a/src/common/dwarf/dwarf2reader.cc
+++ b/src/common/dwarf/dwarf2reader.cc
@@ -456,8 +456,14 @@ uint64_t CompilationUnit::Start() {
 void CompilationUnit::ProcessFormStringIndex(
     uint64_t dieoffset, enum DwarfAttribute attr, enum DwarfForm form,
     uint64_t str_index) {
+  const size_t kStringOffsetsTableHeaderSize =
+      reader_->OffsetSize() == 8 ? 16 : 8;
+  const uint8_t* str_offsets_table_after_header = str_offsets_base_ ?
+      str_offsets_buffer_ + str_offsets_base_ :
+      str_offsets_buffer_ + kStringOffsetsTableHeaderSize;
   const uint8_t* offset_ptr =
-      str_offsets_buffer_ + str_offsets_base_ + str_index * reader_->OffsetSize();
+      str_offsets_table_after_header + str_index * reader_->OffsetSize();
+
   const uint64_t offset = reader_->ReadOffset(offset_ptr);
   if (offset >= string_buffer_length_) {
     return;