diff --git a/lib/MC/MCELFStreamer.cpp b/lib/MC/MCELFStreamer.cpp
index fcc62626c37..7ac9f0b7fd6 100644
--- a/lib/MC/MCELFStreamer.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/MCELFStreamer.cpp
@@ -249,10 +249,11 @@ void MCELFStreamer::EmitCommonSymbol(MCSymbol *Symbol, uint64_t Size,
     SD.setFragment(F);
     Symbol->setSection(*Section);
     SD.setSize(MCConstantExpr::Create(Size, getContext()));
-  } else {
-    SD.setExternal(true);
   }
 
+  SD.setFlags(SD.getFlags() | ELF_STB_Global);
+  SD.setExternal(true);
+
   SD.setCommon(Size, ByteAlignment);
 }