diff --git a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
   // If a symbol was in PROVIDE(), we need to define it only
   // when it is a referenced undefined symbol.
   Symbol *b = symtab->find(cmd->name);
-  if (b && !b->isDefined())
+  if (b && !b->isDefined() && !b->isCommon())
     return true;
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp b/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 static Defined *addOptionalRegular(StringRef name, SectionBase *sec,
                                    uint64_t val, uint8_t stOther = STV_HIDDEN) {
   Symbol *s = symtab->find(name);
-  if (!s || s->isDefined())
+  if (!s || s->isDefined() || s->isCommon())
     return nullptr;
 
   s->resolve(Defined{nullptr, StringRef(), STB_GLOBAL, stOther, STT_NOTYPE, val,
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/edata-etext.s b/lld/test/ELF/edata-etext.s
--- a/lld/test/ELF/edata-etext.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/edata-etext.s
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # REQUIRES: x86
-# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-pc-linux %s -o %t.o
-# RUN: ld.lld %t.o -o %t
-# RUN: llvm-objdump -t --section-headers %t | FileCheck %s
+# RUN: rm -rf %t && split-file %s %t
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-pc-linux %t/a.s -o %t/a.o
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-pc-linux %t/b.s -o %t/b.o
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-pc-linux %t/c.s -o %t/c.o
+# RUN: ld.lld %t/a.o -o %t/a
+# RUN: llvm-objdump -t --section-headers %t/a | FileCheck %s
 
 ## This checks that:
 ## 1) Address of _etext is the first location after the last read-only loadable segment.
@@ -32,6 +35,23 @@
 # RELOCATABLE-NEXT:  0000000000000000 *UND* 0000000000000000 _end
 # RELOCATABLE-NEXT:  0000000000000000 *UND* 0000000000000000 _etext
 
+## If a relocatable object file defines non-reserved identifiers (by C and C++)
+## edata/end/etext, don't redefine them. Note: GNU ld redefines the reserved
+## _edata while we don't for simplicty.
+# RUN: ld.lld %t/b.o -o %t/b
+# RUN: llvm-objdump -t %t/b | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK2
+# RUN: ld.lld %t/c.o -o %t/c
+# RUN: llvm-objdump -t %t/c | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK2
+## PROVIDE does not redefine defined symbols, even if COMMON.
+# RUN: ld.lld %t/c.o %t/lds -o %t/c
+# RUN: llvm-objdump -t %t/c | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK2
+
+# CHECK2:       [[#%x,]] g     O .bss   0000000000000001 _edata
+# CHECK2-NEXT:  [[#%x,]] g     O .bss   0000000000000001 edata
+# CHECK2-NEXT:  [[#%x,]] g     O .bss   0000000000000001 end
+# CHECK2-NEXT:  [[#%x,]] g     O .bss   0000000000000001 etext
+
+#--- a.s
 .global _edata,_end,_etext,_start,edata,end,etext
 .text
 _start:
@@ -41,3 +61,31 @@
 .bss
   .align 4
   .space 6
+
+#--- b.s
+.bss
+.macro def x
+  .globl \x
+  .type \x, @object
+  \x: .byte 0
+  .size \x, 1
+.endm
+def _edata
+def edata
+def end
+def etext
+
+#--- c.s
+.comm _edata,1,1
+.comm edata,1,1
+.comm end,1,1
+.comm etext,1,1
+
+#--- lds
+SECTIONS {
+  .text : { *(.text) }
+
+  PROVIDE(etext = .);
+  PROVIDE(edata = .);
+  PROVIDE(end = .);
+}