diff --git a/lld/MachO/ConcatOutputSection.cpp b/lld/MachO/ConcatOutputSection.cpp
--- a/lld/MachO/ConcatOutputSection.cpp
+++ b/lld/MachO/ConcatOutputSection.cpp
@@ -328,15 +328,15 @@
                                          std::to_string(thunkInfo.sequence++));
       if (!isa<Defined>(funcSym) || cast<Defined>(funcSym)->isExternal()) {
         r.referent = thunkInfo.sym = symtab->addDefined(
-            thunkName, /*file=*/nullptr, thunkInfo.isec, /*value=*/0,
-            thunkSize, /*isWeakDef=*/false, /*isPrivateExtern=*/true,
+            thunkName, /*file=*/nullptr, thunkInfo.isec, /*value=*/0, thunkSize,
+            /*isWeakDef=*/false, /*isPrivateExtern=*/true,
             /*isThumb=*/false, /*isReferencedDynamically=*/false,
             /*noDeadStrip=*/false, /*isWeakDefCanBeHidden=*/false);
       } else {
         r.referent = thunkInfo.sym = make<Defined>(
-            thunkName, /*file=*/nullptr, thunkInfo.isec, /*value=*/0,
-            thunkSize, /*isWeakDef=*/false, /*isExternal=*/false,
-            /*isPrivateExtern=*/true, /*isThumb=*/false,
+            thunkName, /*file=*/nullptr, thunkInfo.isec, /*value=*/0, thunkSize,
+            /*isWeakDef=*/false, /*isExternal=*/false, /*isPrivateExtern=*/true,
+            /*includeInSymtab=*/true, /*isThumb=*/false,
             /*isReferencedDynamically=*/false, /*noDeadStrip=*/false,
             /*isWeakDefCanBeHidden=*/false);
       }
diff --git a/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp b/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp
@@ -530,14 +530,11 @@
 
     // FIXME: CommonSymbol should store isReferencedDynamically, noDeadStrip
     // and pass them on here.
-    replaceSymbol<Defined>(sym, sym->getName(), common->getFile(), isec,
-                           /*value=*/0,
-                           /*size=*/0,
-                           /*isWeakDef=*/false,
-                           /*isExternal=*/true, common->privateExtern,
-                           /*isThumb=*/false,
-                           /*isReferencedDynamically=*/false,
-                           /*noDeadStrip=*/false);
+    replaceSymbol<Defined>(
+        sym, sym->getName(), common->getFile(), isec, /*value=*/0, /*size=*/0,
+        /*isWeakDef=*/false, /*isExternal=*/true, common->privateExtern,
+        /*includeInSymtab=*/true, /*isThumb=*/false,
+        /*isReferencedDynamically=*/false, /*noDeadStrip=*/false);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lld/MachO/InputFiles.cpp b/lld/MachO/InputFiles.cpp
--- a/lld/MachO/InputFiles.cpp
+++ b/lld/MachO/InputFiles.cpp
@@ -636,9 +636,10 @@
   }
   assert(!isWeakDefCanBeHidden &&
          "weak_def_can_be_hidden on already-hidden symbol?");
+  bool includeInSymtab = !name.startswith("l") && !name.startswith("L");
   return make<Defined>(
       name, isec->getFile(), isec, value, size, sym.n_desc & N_WEAK_DEF,
-      /*isExternal=*/false, /*isPrivateExtern=*/false,
+      /*isExternal=*/false, /*isPrivateExtern=*/false, includeInSymtab,
       sym.n_desc & N_ARM_THUMB_DEF, sym.n_desc & REFERENCED_DYNAMICALLY,
       sym.n_desc & N_NO_DEAD_STRIP);
 }
@@ -658,7 +659,7 @@
   return make<Defined>(name, file, nullptr, sym.n_value, /*size=*/0,
                        /*isWeakDef=*/false,
                        /*isExternal=*/false, /*isPrivateExtern=*/false,
-                       sym.n_desc & N_ARM_THUMB_DEF,
+                       /*includeInSymtab=*/true, sym.n_desc & N_ARM_THUMB_DEF,
                        /*isReferencedDynamically=*/false,
                        sym.n_desc & N_NO_DEAD_STRIP);
 }
diff --git a/lld/MachO/SymbolTable.cpp b/lld/MachO/SymbolTable.cpp
--- a/lld/MachO/SymbolTable.cpp
+++ b/lld/MachO/SymbolTable.cpp
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@
                       !isPrivateExtern;
   Defined *defined = replaceSymbol<Defined>(
       s, name, file, isec, value, size, isWeakDef, /*isExternal=*/true,
-      isPrivateExtern, isThumb, isReferencedDynamically, noDeadStrip,
-      overridesWeakDef, isWeakDefCanBeHidden, interposable);
+      isPrivateExtern, /*includeInSymtab=*/true, isThumb,
+      isReferencedDynamically, noDeadStrip, overridesWeakDef,
+      isWeakDefCanBeHidden, interposable);
   return defined;
 }
 
@@ -230,12 +231,11 @@
                                    uint64_t value, bool isPrivateExtern,
                                    bool includeInSymtab,
                                    bool referencedDynamically) {
-  assert(!isec || !isec->getFile()); // See makeSyntheticInputSection().
   Defined *s =
       addDefined(name, /*file=*/nullptr, isec, value, /*size=*/0,
-                 /*isWeakDef=*/false, isPrivateExtern,
-                 /*isThumb=*/false, referencedDynamically,
-                 /*noDeadStrip=*/false, /*isWeakDefCanBeHidden=*/false);
+                 /*isWeakDef=*/false, isPrivateExtern, /*isThumb=*/false,
+                 referencedDynamically, /*noDeadStrip=*/false,
+                 /*isWeakDefCanBeHidden=*/false);
   s->includeInSymtab = includeInSymtab;
   return s;
 }
diff --git a/lld/MachO/Symbols.h b/lld/MachO/Symbols.h
--- a/lld/MachO/Symbols.h
+++ b/lld/MachO/Symbols.h
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@
 public:
   Defined(StringRefZ name, InputFile *file, InputSection *isec, uint64_t value,
           uint64_t size, bool isWeakDef, bool isExternal, bool isPrivateExtern,
-          bool isThumb, bool isReferencedDynamically, bool noDeadStrip,
-          bool canOverrideWeakDef = false, bool isWeakDefCanBeHidden = false,
-          bool interposable = false);
+          bool includeInSymtab, bool isThumb, bool isReferencedDynamically,
+          bool noDeadStrip, bool canOverrideWeakDef = false,
+          bool isWeakDefCanBeHidden = false, bool interposable = false);
 
   bool isWeakDef() const override { return weakDef; }
   bool isExternalWeakDef() const {
diff --git a/lld/MachO/Symbols.cpp b/lld/MachO/Symbols.cpp
--- a/lld/MachO/Symbols.cpp
+++ b/lld/MachO/Symbols.cpp
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@
 
 Defined::Defined(StringRefZ name, InputFile *file, InputSection *isec,
                  uint64_t value, uint64_t size, bool isWeakDef, bool isExternal,
-                 bool isPrivateExtern, bool isThumb,
+                 bool isPrivateExtern, bool includeInSymtab, bool isThumb,
                  bool isReferencedDynamically, bool noDeadStrip,
                  bool canOverrideWeakDef, bool isWeakDefCanBeHidden,
                  bool interposable)
     : Symbol(DefinedKind, name, file), overridesWeakDef(canOverrideWeakDef),
-      privateExtern(isPrivateExtern), includeInSymtab(true),
+      privateExtern(isPrivateExtern), includeInSymtab(includeInSymtab),
       wasIdenticalCodeFolded(false), thumb(isThumb),
       referencedDynamically(isReferencedDynamically), noDeadStrip(noDeadStrip),
       interposable(interposable), weakDefCanBeHidden(isWeakDefCanBeHidden),
diff --git a/lld/MachO/SyntheticSections.cpp b/lld/MachO/SyntheticSections.cpp
--- a/lld/MachO/SyntheticSections.cpp
+++ b/lld/MachO/SyntheticSections.cpp
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@
       make<Defined>("__dyld_private", nullptr, in.imageLoaderCache, 0, 0,
                     /*isWeakDef=*/false,
                     /*isExternal=*/false, /*isPrivateExtern=*/false,
+                    /*includeInSymtab=*/true,
                     /*isThumb=*/false, /*isReferencedDynamically=*/false,
                     /*noDeadStrip=*/false);
   dyldPrivate->used = true;
@@ -896,6 +897,9 @@
     assert(sym->isLive() &&
            "dead symbols should not be in localSymbols, externalSymbols");
     if (auto *defined = dyn_cast<Defined>(sym)) {
+      // Excluded symbols should have been filtered out in finalizeContents().
+      assert(defined->includeInSymtab);
+
       if (defined->isAbsolute())
         continue;
 
@@ -909,10 +913,6 @@
       if (!file || !file->compileUnit)
         continue;
 
-      // All symbols that set includeInSymtab to false are synthetic symbols.
-      // Those have `file` set to nullptr and were already skipped due to that.
-      assert(defined->includeInSymtab);
-
       symbolsNeedingStabs.push_back(defined);
     }
   }
@@ -969,11 +969,10 @@
     if (auto *objFile = dyn_cast<ObjFile>(file)) {
       for (Symbol *sym : objFile->symbols) {
         if (auto *defined = dyn_cast_or_null<Defined>(sym)) {
-          if (!defined->isExternal() && defined->isLive()) {
-            StringRef name = defined->getName();
-            if (!name.startswith("l") && !name.startswith("L"))
-              addSymbol(localSymbols, sym);
-          }
+          if (defined->isExternal() || !defined->isLive() ||
+              !defined->includeInSymtab)
+            continue;
+          addSymbol(localSymbols, sym);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/lld/MachO/UnwindInfoSection.cpp b/lld/MachO/UnwindInfoSection.cpp
--- a/lld/MachO/UnwindInfoSection.cpp
+++ b/lld/MachO/UnwindInfoSection.cpp
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@
         s = make<Defined>("<internal>", /*file=*/nullptr, referentIsec,
                           r.addend, /*size=*/0, /*isWeakDef=*/false,
                           /*isExternal=*/false, /*isPrivateExtern=*/false,
+                          /*includeInSymtab=*/true,
                           /*isThumb=*/false, /*isReferencedDynamically=*/false,
                           /*noDeadStrip=*/false);
         in.got->addEntry(s);