diff --git a/lld/MachO/Symbols.h b/lld/MachO/Symbols.h
--- a/lld/MachO/Symbols.h
+++ b/lld/MachO/Symbols.h
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@
 public:
   DylibSymbol(DylibFile *file, StringRefZ name, bool isWeakDef,
               RefState refState, bool isTlv)
-      : Symbol(DylibKind, name, file), refState(refState), weakDef(isWeakDef),
-        tlv(isTlv) {
+      : Symbol(DylibKind, name, file), refState(refState),
+        weakDef(isWeakDef || (file && file->forceWeakImport)), tlv(isTlv) {
     if (file && refState > RefState::Unreferenced)
       file->numReferencedSymbols++;
   }