diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
index 0a76c1fb0c..f448a3ee7c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
@@ -763,6 +763,11 @@ func (l *Loader) IsFileLocal(i Sym) bool {
 // object file generated by the Go assembler.
 func (l *Loader) IsFromAssembly(i Sym) bool {
 	if l.IsExternal(i) {
+		pp := l.getPayload(i)
+		if pp.objidx != 0 {
+			r := l.objs[pp.objidx]
+			return r.FromAssembly()
+		}
 		return false
 	}
 	r, _ := l.toLocal(i)