diff --git a/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c b/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c
index 0334779..4594449 100644
--- a/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c
+++ b/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c
@@ -1059,7 +1059,9 @@ link_elf_lookup_symbol(linker_file_t lf, const char *name, c_linker_sym_t *sym)
 
 	for (i = 0, symp = ef->ddbsymtab; i < ef->ddbsymcnt; i++, symp++) {
 		strp = ef->ddbstrtab + symp->st_name;
-		if (symp->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF && strcmp(name, strp) == 0) {
+		if (symp->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF &&
+		    ELF_ST_BIND(symp->st_info) != STB_LOCAL &&
+		    strcmp(name, strp) == 0) {
 			*sym = (c_linker_sym_t) symp;
 			return 0;
 		}