diff --git a/src/cmd/link/dwarf_test.go b/src/cmd/link/dwarf_test.go
index 9c411ff1b8..897b2fc881 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/dwarf_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/dwarf_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ func testDWARF(t *testing.T, buildmode string, expectDWARF bool, env ...string)
 						if bytes.HasPrefix(out, []byte("Unable to find file")) {
 							// This failure will cause the App Store to reject our binaries.
 							t.Fatalf("symbols %v: failed to parse file", filepath.Base(exe))
+						} else if bytes.Contains(out, []byte(", Empty]")) {
+							t.Fatalf("symbols %v: parsed as empty", filepath.Base(exe))
 						}
 					}
 				}