diff --git a/libunwindstack/Global.cpp b/libunwindstack/Global.cpp
index ec977e1..ee6c8a5 100644
--- a/libunwindstack/Global.cpp
+++ b/libunwindstack/Global.cpp
@@ -70,30 +70,28 @@
   // This also works:
   //   f0000-f2000 0 r-- /system/lib/libc.so
   //   f2000-f3000 2000 rw- /system/lib/libc.so
-  MapInfo* map_start = nullptr;
+  // It is also possible to see empty maps after the read-only like so:
+  //   f0000-f1000 0 r-- /system/lib/libc.so
+  //   f1000-f2000 0 ---
+  //   f2000-f3000 1000 r-x /system/lib/libc.so
+  //   f3000-f4000 2000 rw- /system/lib/libc.so
+  MapInfo* map_zero = nullptr;
   for (const auto& info : *maps) {
-    if (map_start != nullptr && map_start->name == info->name) {
-      if (info->offset != 0 &&
-          (info->flags & (PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE)) == (PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE)) {
-        Elf* elf = map_start->GetElf(memory_, arch());
-        uint64_t ptr;
-        if (elf->GetGlobalVariableOffset(variable, &ptr) && ptr != 0) {
-          uint64_t offset_end = info->offset + info->end - info->start;
-          if (ptr >= info->offset && ptr < offset_end) {
-            ptr = info->start + ptr - info->offset;
-            if (ReadVariableData(ptr)) {
-              break;
-            }
+    if (info->offset != 0 && (info->flags & (PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE)) == (PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE) &&
+        map_zero != nullptr && Searchable(info->name) && info->name == map_zero->name) {
+      Elf* elf = map_zero->GetElf(memory_, arch());
+      uint64_t ptr;
+      if (elf->GetGlobalVariableOffset(variable, &ptr) && ptr != 0) {
+        uint64_t offset_end = info->offset + info->end - info->start;
+        if (ptr >= info->offset && ptr < offset_end) {
+          ptr = info->start + ptr - info->offset;
+          if (ReadVariableData(ptr)) {
+            break;
           }
         }
-        map_start = nullptr;
       }
-    } else {
-      map_start = nullptr;
-    }
-    if (map_start == nullptr && (info->flags & PROT_READ) && info->offset == 0 &&
-        Searchable(info->name)) {
-      map_start = info.get();
+    } else if (info->offset == 0 && !info->name.empty()) {
+      map_zero = info.get();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/libunwindstack/tests/DexFilesTest.cpp b/libunwindstack/tests/DexFilesTest.cpp
index 0dd3af6..477cf8e 100644
--- a/libunwindstack/tests/DexFilesTest.cpp
+++ b/libunwindstack/tests/DexFilesTest.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@
                        "f000-11000 r--p 00000000 00:00 0 /fake/elf3\n"
                        "100000-110000 rw-p 00f1000 00:00 0 /fake/elf3\n"
                        "200000-210000 rw-p 0002000 00:00 0 /fake/elf3\n"
-                       "300000-400000 rw-p 0003000 00:00 0 /fake/elf3\n"));
+                       "300000-400000 rw-p 0003000 00:00 0 /fake/elf3\n"
+                       "500000-501000 r--p 0000000 00:00 0 /fake/elf4\n"
+                       "501000-502000 ---p 0000000 00:00 0\n"
+                       "503000-510000 rw-p 0003000 00:00 0 /fake/elf4\n"
+                       "510000-520000 rw-p 0010000 00:00 0 /fake/elf4\n"));
     ASSERT_TRUE(maps_->Parse());
 
     // Global variable in a section that is not readable.
@@ -81,6 +85,11 @@
     map_info = maps_->Get(kMapGlobal);
     ASSERT_TRUE(map_info != nullptr);
     CreateFakeElf(map_info, 0xf1800, 0xf1000, 0xf1000, 0x10000);
+
+    // Global variable set in this map, but there is an empty map before rw map.
+    map_info = maps_->Get(kMapGlobalAfterEmpty);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(map_info != nullptr);
+    CreateFakeElf(map_info, 0x3800, 0x3000, 0x3000, 0xd000);
   }
 
   void SetUp() override {
@@ -102,6 +111,8 @@
   static constexpr size_t kMapGlobalRw = 6;
   static constexpr size_t kMapDexFileEntries = 7;
   static constexpr size_t kMapDexFiles = 8;
+  static constexpr size_t kMapGlobalAfterEmpty = 9;
+  static constexpr size_t kMapDexFilesAfterEmpty = 12;
 
   std::shared_ptr<Memory> process_memory_;
   MemoryFake* memory_;
@@ -328,4 +339,18 @@
   EXPECT_EQ(0x123U, method_offset);
 }
 
+TEST_F(DexFilesTest, get_method_information_with_empty_map) {
+  std::string method_name = "nothing";
+  uint64_t method_offset = 0x124;
+  MapInfo* info = maps_->Get(kMapDexFilesAfterEmpty);
+
+  WriteDescriptor32(0x503800, 0x506000);
+  WriteEntry32(0x506000, 0, 0, 0x510000);
+  WriteDex(0x510000);
+
+  dex_files_->GetMethodInformation(maps_.get(), info, 0x510100, &method_name, &method_offset);
+  EXPECT_EQ("Main.<init>", method_name);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, method_offset);
+}
+
 }  // namespace unwindstack