diff --git a/src/link/linker.1.s b/src/link/linker.1.s
index 082cc75..b1854f9 100644
--- a/src/link/linker.1.s
+++ b/src/link/linker.1.s
@@ -2464,7 +2464,7 @@ relocatefinal
                 sta       [tempptr],y
                 sta       omfoff2
                 lda       foundlable+o_labtype
-                and       #linkabsbit
+                and       #linkabsbit.linkgeqbit
                 jne       :clc
                 lda       #$02
                 sta       omfbytes
@@ -2549,7 +2549,7 @@ relocatefinal
                 sta       [tempptr],y
 
                 lda       foundlable+o_labtype
-                and       #linkabsbit
+                and       #linkabsbit.linkgeqbit
                 jne       :clc
 
                 bit       interseg
@@ -2690,7 +2690,7 @@ relocatefinal
                 sta       [tempptr],y
                 rep       $20
                 lda       foundlable+o_labtype
-                and       #linkabsbit                    ;absolute lable?
+                and       #linkabsbit.linkgeqbit                    ;absolute lable?
                 jne       :clc
 
                 bit       interseg
@@ -2791,7 +2791,7 @@ relocatefinal
                 sta       [tempptr],y
                 rep       $20
                 lda       foundlable+o_labtype
-                and       #linkabsbit
+                and       #linkabsbit.linkgeqbit
                 jne       :clc
 
                 bit       interseg
@@ -2886,7 +2886,7 @@ relocatefinal
                 sta       [tempptr],y
                 rep       $20
                 lda       foundlable+o_labtype
-                and       #linkabsbit
+                and       #linkabsbit.linkgeqbit
                 jne       :clc
 
                 bit       interseg
@@ -3048,7 +3048,7 @@ relocatefinal
                 sta       [tempptr],y
                 rep       $20
                 lda       foundlable+o_labtype
-                and       #linkabsbit
+                and       #linkabsbit.linkgeqbit
                 jne       :clc
 
                 lda       #$f5
@@ -3103,7 +3103,7 @@ relocatefinal
                 sta       [tempptr],y
 
                 lda       foundlable+o_labtype
-                and       #linkabsbit
+                and       #linkabsbit.linkgeqbit
                 jne       :clc
 
                 lda       #$f5
@@ -3252,7 +3252,7 @@ getexternal     php
                 ora       #linkentused
                 sta       [lableptr],y
 :itsfound2      lda       foundlable+o_labtype
-                bit       #linkentrybit
+                bit       #linkentrybit.linkgeqbit
                 jeq       :notfound
                 lda       foundlable+o_lablocal             ;get lable's seg number
                 sta       extseg
diff --git a/testdata/3010-gequ-link.S b/testdata/3010-gequ-link.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26fa245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/3010-gequ-link.S
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+* link file
+* link script gequ symbols are visible to both the assembler and linker
+*
+*
+
+	ovr all
+* this geq available at asm-time
+gequ1	geq 1
+equ1	equ 2
+
+	asm 3010-gequ.S
+* this geq available at link-time
+gequ2	geq 3
+
+	lnk 3010-gequ.L
+	sav 3010-gequ
+
+	ent
diff --git a/testdata/3010-gequ.S b/testdata/3010-gequ.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e658a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/3010-gequ.S
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+	rel
+	xc
+	xc
+
+
+*	ext gequ1
+	ext gequ2
+	lda #gequ1
+	ldy #equ1
+	ldx #gequ2
+	rtl
+
+* verify all sizes work
+	db gequ2
+	dw gequ2
+	ddb gequ2
+	adr gequ2
+	adrl gequ2
+
+	sav 3010-gequ.L
+	sym