diff --git a/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp b/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
index a974d81d323..8776d848daa 100644
--- a/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
+++ b/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,11 @@ ld_plugin_status all_symbols_read_hook(void) {
          E = Modules.end(); I != E; ++I) {
       (*get_symbols)(I->handle, I->syms.size(), &I->syms[0]);
       for (unsigned i = 0, e = I->syms.size(); i != e; i++) {
-        if (I->syms[i].resolution == LDPR_PREVAILING_DEF) {
+        (*message)(LDPL_WARNING, "def: %d visibility: %d resolution %d",
+                   I->syms[i].def, I->syms[i].visibility, I->syms[i].resolution);
+        if (I->syms[i].resolution == LDPR_PREVAILING_DEF ||
+            (I->syms[i].def == LDPK_COMMON &&
+             I->syms[i].resolution == LDPR_RESOLVED_IR)) {
           lto_codegen_add_must_preserve_symbol(cg, I->syms[i].name);
           anySymbolsPreserved = true;
         }