diff --git a/src/usdt.c b/src/usdt.c
index 5f08573..4e4a527 100644
--- a/src/usdt.c
+++ b/src/usdt.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ static int collect_usdt_targets(struct usdt_manager *man, Elf *elf, const char *
 		 *   [0] https://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/UserSpaceProbeImplementation
 		 */
 		usdt_abs_ip = note.loc_addr;
-		if (base_addr)
+		if (base_addr && note.base_addr)
 			usdt_abs_ip += base_addr - note.base_addr;
 
 		/* When attaching uprobes (which is what USDTs basically are)