diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/PE.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/PE.java
index 582a5f04f1c..33281a54285 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/PE.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/PE.java
@@ -648,15 +648,24 @@ public class PE {
 
 	public Symbol[] getSymbols() throws IOException {
 		if (symbolTable == null) {
+			SectionHeader[] secHeaders = getSectionHeaders();
+			NTOptionalHeader ntHeader = getNTOptionalHeader();
+
 			RandomAccessFile accessFile = getRandomAccessFile();
 			long offset = fileHeader.f_symptr;
 			symbolTable = new Symbol[fileHeader.f_nsyms];
 			for (int i = 0; i < symbolTable.length; i++, offset += Symbol.SYMSZ) {
-				symbolTable[i] = new Symbol(accessFile, offset);
-				NTOptionalHeader ntHeader = getNTOptionalHeader();
-				// FIXME: What is this again ?
+				Symbol newSym = new Symbol(accessFile, offset);
+				
+				// Now convert section offset of the symbol to image offset.
+				if (newSym.n_scnum >= 1 && newSym.n_scnum <= secHeaders.length)	// valid section #
+					newSym.n_value += secHeaders[newSym.n_scnum-1].s_vaddr;
+				
+				// convert to absolute address.
 				if (ntHeader != null)
-					symbolTable[i].n_value += ntHeader.ImageBase + ntHeader.FileAlignment;
+					newSym.n_value += ntHeader.ImageBase;
+				
+				symbolTable[i] = newSym;
 			}				
 		}
 		return symbolTable;