diff --git a/cpu.c b/cpu.c
index 84162d05f8..a96f8cee34 100644
--- a/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ int libafl_qemu_read_reg(int reg, uint8_t* val)
 
     CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
     if (reg < cc->gdb_num_core_regs) {
+        g_byte_array_set_size(libafl_qemu_mem_buf, 0);
         int len = cc->gdb_read_register(cpu, libafl_qemu_mem_buf, reg);
         if (len > 0) {
             memcpy(val, libafl_qemu_mem_buf->data, len);
diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index 62c3de278f..284d3ea764 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -627,11 +627,18 @@ static int parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 
 //// --- Begin LibAFL code ---
 
+uint64_t libafl_load_addr(void);
 int libafl_qemu_main(void);
 int libafl_qemu_run(void);
 
 static CPUArchState *libafl_qemu_env;
 
+struct image_info libafl_image_info;
+
+uint64_t libafl_load_addr(void) {
+    return libafl_image_info.load_addr;
+}
+
 __attribute__((weak)) int libafl_qemu_main(void)
 {
     libafl_qemu_run();
@@ -649,7 +656,8 @@ int libafl_qemu_run(void)
 int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 {
     struct target_pt_regs regs1, *regs = &regs1;
-    struct image_info info1, *info = &info1;
+    //struct image_info info1, *info = &info1;
+    struct image_info *info = &libafl_image_info;
     struct linux_binprm bprm;
     TaskState *ts;
     CPUArchState *env;