diff --git a/gold/plugin.cc b/gold/plugin.cc
index c01e4cd..8831cb0e 100644
--- a/gold/plugin.cc
+++ b/gold/plugin.cc
@@ -1155,6 +1155,9 @@ Sized_pluginobj<size, big_endian>::do_should_include_member(
   for (int i = 0; i < this->nsyms_; ++i)
     {
       const struct ld_plugin_symbol& sym = this->syms_[i];
+      if (sym.def != LDPK_DEF && sym.def != LDPK_WEAKDEF &&
+          sym.def != LDPK_COMMON)
+        continue;
       const char* name = sym.name;
       Symbol* symbol;
       Archive::Should_include t = Archive::should_include_member(symtab,