diff --git a/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp b/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp
index eb8b9bfe0ca..7c2135b2487 100644
--- a/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp
@@ -612,13 +612,15 @@ void ELFObjectWriter::WriteSymbol(SymbolTableWriter &Writer, ELFSymbolData &MSD,
   MCSymbolData &Data =
     Layout.getAssembler().getSymbolData(OrigData.getSymbol().AliasedSymbol());
 
-  bool IsReserved = Data.isCommon() || Data.getSymbol().isAbsolute() ||
-    Data.getSymbol().isVariable();
+  const MCSymbol *Base = getBaseSymbol(Layout, OrigData.getSymbol());
+
+  // This has to be in sync with when computeSymbolTable uses SHN_ABS or
+  // SHN_COMMON.
+  bool IsReserved = !Base || OrigData.isCommon();
 
   // Binding and Type share the same byte as upper and lower nibbles
   uint8_t Binding = MCELF::GetBinding(OrigData);
   uint8_t Type = MCELF::GetType(OrigData);
-  const MCSymbol *Base = getBaseSymbol(Layout, OrigData.getSymbol());
   if (Base) {
     MCSymbolData BaseSD = Layout.getAssembler().getSymbolData(*Base);
     Type = mergeTypeForSet(Type, MCELF::GetType(BaseSD));
diff --git a/test/MC/ELF/many-sections-2.s b/test/MC/ELF/many-sections-2.s
index 92772a39910..d1f9d008f54 100644
--- a/test/MC/ELF/many-sections-2.s
+++ b/test/MC/ELF/many-sections-2.s
@@ -10,8 +10,28 @@
 // Test that we don't create a symbol for the symtab_shndx section.
 // SYMBOLS-NOT: symtab_shndx
 
-// Test that this file has one section too many.
 
+// Test that both a and b show up in the correct section.
+// SYMBOLS:         Name: a (1)
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Value: 0x0
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Size: 0
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Binding: Local (0x0)
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Type: None (0x0)
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Other: 0
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Section: last (0xFF00)
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:  }
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:  Symbol {
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Name: b (3)
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Value: 0x1
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Size: 0
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Binding: Local (0x0)
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Type: None (0x0)
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Other: 0
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Section: last (0xFF00)
+// SYMBOLS-NEXT:  }
+
+
+// Test that this file has one section too many.
 // SYMBOLS:         Name: last (0)
 // SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Value: 0x0
 // SYMBOLS-NEXT:    Size: 0
@@ -109,3 +129,5 @@ gen_sections8 l
 gen_sections4 m
 
 .section last
+a:
+b = a + 1