diff --git a/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp b/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp
@@ -1436,8 +1436,8 @@
           StringRef symbolName = defined->getName();
           if (config->exportedSymbols.match(symbolName)) {
             if (defined->privateExtern) {
-              error("cannot export hidden symbol " + symbolName +
-                    "\n>>> defined in " + toString(defined->getFile()));
+              warn("cannot export hidden symbol " + symbolName +
+                   "\n>>> defined in " + toString(defined->getFile()));
             }
           } else {
             defined->privateExtern = true;
diff --git a/lld/test/MachO/export-options.s b/lld/test/MachO/export-options.s
--- a/lld/test/MachO/export-options.s
+++ b/lld/test/MachO/export-options.s
@@ -42,11 +42,17 @@
 # EXPORT-DAG: g     F __TEXT,__text _keep_lazy
 
 ## Check that exported symbol is global
-# RUN: not %lld -dylib %t/default.o -o /dev/null \
+# RUN: %no_fatal_warnings_lld -dylib %t/default.o -o %t/hidden-export \
 # RUN:         -exported_symbol _private_extern 2>&1 | \
 # RUN:     FileCheck --check-prefix=PRIVATE %s
 
-# PRIVATE: error: cannot export hidden symbol _private_extern
+# PRIVATE: warning: cannot export hidden symbol _private_extern
+
+## Check that we still hide the other symbols despite the warning
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --exports-trie %t/hidden-export | \
+# RUN:     FileCheck --check-prefix=EMPTY-TRIE %s
+# EMPTY-TRIE:       Exports trie:
+# EMPTY-TRIE-EMPTY:
 
 ## Check that the export trie is unaltered
 # RUN: %lld -dylib %t/default.o -o %t/default