diff --git a/src/packaging/MacOS/decode-panic b/src/packaging/MacOS/decode-panic
index cd7c874f99..42fc1bd2e8 100755
--- a/src/packaging/MacOS/decode-panic
+++ b/src/packaging/MacOS/decode-panic
@@ -305,30 +305,53 @@ sub generate_symbol_files {
     my $kernel = shift;
     my $kext = shift;
 
-    if ($kernel eq "/mach_kernel") {
-	if ($option_verbose) {
-	    print "$kextprog -k $kernel -s $temp_dir -arch $kextarch -a org.openafs.filesystems.afs\@${kernel_address} -n $kext\n";
+    if ($kextprog eq $kextload) {
+	if ($kernel eq "/mach_kernel") {
+	    if ($option_verbose) {
+		print "$kextprog -k $kernel -s $temp_dir -a org.openafs.filesystems.afs\@${kernel_address} -n $kext\n";
+	    }
+	    system( $kextprog,
+		    "-k", $kernel,
+		    "-s", $temp_dir,
+		    "-a", 'org.openafs.filesystems.afs@' . $kernel_address,
+		    "-n", $kext );
+	} else {
+	    if ($option_verbose) {
+		print "$kextprog -c -e -r $temp_dir -k $kernel -s $temp_dir -a org.openafs.filesystems.afs\@${kernel_address} -n $kext\n";
+	    }
+	    system( $kextprog,
+		    "-c", "-e",
+		    "-r", $temp_dir,
+		    "-k", $kernel,
+		    "-s", $temp_dir,
+		    "-a", 'org.openafs.filesystems.afs@' . $kernel_address,
+		    "-n", $kext );
 	}
-	system( $kextprog,
-		"-k", $kernel,
-		"-s", $temp_dir,
-		"-arch", $kextarch,
-		"-a", 'org.openafs.filesystems.afs@' . $kernel_address,
-		"-n", $kext );
     } else {
-	if ($option_verbose) {
-	    print "$kextprog -c -e -r $temp_dir -k $kernel -s $temp_dir -arch $kextarch -a org.openafs.filesystems.afs\@${kernel_address} -n $kext\n";
+	if ($kernel eq "/mach_kernel") {
+	    if ($option_verbose) {
+		print "$kextprog -k $kernel -s $temp_dir -arch $kextarch -a org.openafs.filesystems.afs\@${kernel_address} -n $kext\n";
+	    }
+	    system( $kextprog,
+		    "-k", $kernel,
+		    "-s", $temp_dir,
+		    "-arch", $kextarch,
+		    "-a", 'org.openafs.filesystems.afs@' . $kernel_address,
+		    "-n", $kext );
+	} else {
+	    if ($option_verbose) {
+		print "$kextprog -c -e -r $temp_dir -k $kernel -s $temp_dir -arch $kextarch -a org.openafs.filesystems.afs\@${kernel_address} -n $kext\n";
+	    }
+	    system( $kextprog,
+		    "-c", "-e",
+		    "-r", $temp_dir,
+		    "-k", $kernel,
+		    "-s", $temp_dir,
+		    "-arch", $kextarch,
+		    "-a", 'org.openafs.filesystems.afs@' . $kernel_address,
+		    "-n", $kext );
 	}
-	system( $kextprog,
-		"-c", "-e",
-		"-r", $temp_dir,
-		"-k", $kernel,
-		"-s", $temp_dir,
-		"-arch", $kextarch,
-		"-a", 'org.openafs.filesystems.afs@' . $kernel_address,
-		"-n", $kext );
-    }
-    
+    }    
     if ( $CHILD_ERROR ) {
         # error
         croak "kextload failed to run: $OS_ERROR\n";