diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3cb0f9b..e2917a6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ default: release #debug
 example: default example.elf
 example-%: % example.elf
 
-debug: CFLAGS += -g -Og -fsanitize=address
-debug: LDFLAGS += -g -Og -fsanitize=address
+debug: CFLAGS += -g -Og #-fsanitize=address
+debug: LDFLAGS += -g -Og #-fsanitize=address
 debug: all
 
 release: CFLAGS += -O2 -flto -ffat-lto-objects
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ libdynso.so: dynso.o
 	$(CC) -Wl,-soname=$@ -shared -o "$@" $^ $(CFLAGS)
 
 example.elf: dynso.c example.c
-	$(CC) -o "$@" $^ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) -g -Og -fsanitize=address
+	$(CC) -o "$@" $^ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) -g -Og #-fsanitize=address
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) *.o *.so *.a example.elf
diff --git a/dynso.c b/dynso.c
index 0822d4f..4b94890 100644
--- a/dynso.c
+++ b/dynso.c
@@ -305,6 +305,19 @@ static enum dynso_err inject_in_scope_of(struct inject_undo_info* r,
 	struct r_scope_elem* oldscope = vic3->l_scope[0];
 
 	struct r_scope_elem* scope = NULL;
+
+	if ((uintptr_t)&oldscope->r_nlist < 0x1000000 || oldscope->r_nlist > 0x10000) {
+		// things probably broke, use offsets from an older glibc version that
+		// hopefully do check out. this is super hacky, be warned
+		// (extra "l_text_end" field shifts everything one field down)
+		oldscope = ((struct r_scope_elem**)vic3->l_local_scope)[0];
+
+		if ((uintptr_t)&oldscope->r_nlist < 0x1000000 || oldscope->r_nlist > 0x10000) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "[%s:%d]: WELP, THINGS BROKE BADLY. time to stare at glibc internals again to see if you can fix it. Have fun!\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+			return dynso_death;
+		}
+	}
+
 	scope = (struct r_scope_elem*)calloc(1, sizeof(*scope)
 			+ sizeof(struct link_map_priv1*)*(oldscope->r_nlist+1));
 	if (scope == NULL) return dynso_oom;
diff --git a/dynso.h b/dynso.h
index 9dabf1e..e2deda1 100644
--- a/dynso.h
+++ b/dynso.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ enum dynso_err {
 	dynso_no_newobj, // can't create a new symbol
 	dynso_no_priv2, // can't find the offset of the priv2 part of a struct link_map
 	dynso_no_priv3, // can't find the offset of the priv3 part of a struct link_map
+	dynso_death, // too many changes in glibc versioning
 };
 
 // create a library
diff --git a/dynso_internal.h b/dynso_internal.h
index 164e893..8133bef 100644
--- a/dynso_internal.h
+++ b/dynso_internal.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ struct link_map_priv2 {
 		lt_library,
 		lt_loaded
 	} l_type : 2;
+	// NOTE: extra bitfields seem to get added relatively commonly. just don't use them I guess
 	unsigned int l_relocated : 1;
 	unsigned int l_init_called : 1;
 	unsigned int l_global : 1;
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ struct link_map_priv3 {
 	ElfW(Versym)* l_versyms;
 	const char* l_origin;
 	ElfW(Addr) l_map_start, l_map_end;
-	ElfW(Addr) l_text_end;
+	//ElfW(Addr) l_text_end; // NOTE: got removed in. 2.39? maybe??
 	struct r_scope_elem* l_scope_mem[4];
 	size_t l_scope_max;
 	struct r_scope_elem** l_scope;