diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/TargetMachine.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/TargetMachine.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/TargetMachine.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/TargetMachine.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@
     return GV->isStrongDefinitionForLinker();
   }
 
+  if (TT.isOSBinFormatELF()) {
+    if (RM == Reloc::Static)
+      return true;
+  }
+
   // Due to the AIX linkage model, any global with default visibility is
   // considered non-local.
   if (TT.isOSBinFormatXCOFF())