Index: ELF/OutputSections.h
===================================================================
--- ELF/OutputSections.h
+++ ELF/OutputSections.h
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
   void finalize() override;
   void writeTo(uint8_t *Buf) override;
   void addEntry(SymbolBody &Sym);
-  void addMipsLocalEntry();
   bool addDynTlsEntry(SymbolBody &Sym);
   bool addTlsIndex();
   bool empty() const { return MipsLocalEntries == 0 && Entries.empty(); }
Index: ELF/OutputSections.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/OutputSections.cpp
+++ ELF/OutputSections.cpp
@@ -90,14 +90,15 @@
 }
 
 template <class ELFT> void GotSection<ELFT>::addEntry(SymbolBody &Sym) {
+  if (Config->EMachine == EM_MIPS && (Sym.isLocal() || !Sym.isPreemptible())) {
+    // FIXME (simon): Do not add so many redundant entries.
+    ++MipsLocalEntries;
+    return;
+  }
   Sym.GotIndex = Entries.size();
   Entries.push_back(&Sym);
 }
 
-template <class ELFT> void GotSection<ELFT>::addMipsLocalEntry() {
-  ++MipsLocalEntries;
-}
-
 template <class ELFT> bool GotSection<ELFT>::addDynTlsEntry(SymbolBody &Sym) {
   if (Sym.hasGlobalDynIndex())
     return false;
Index: ELF/Writer.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/Writer.cpp
+++ ELF/Writer.cpp
@@ -335,14 +335,6 @@
       Out<ELFT>::RelaDyn->addReloc({Target->RelativeRel, &C, RI.r_offset, true,
                                     &Body, getAddend<ELFT>(RI)});
 
-    // MIPS has a special rule to create GOTs for local symbols.
-    if (Config->EMachine == EM_MIPS && !Preemptible &&
-        Target->needsGot(Type, Body)) {
-      // FIXME (simon): Do not add so many redundant entries.
-      Out<ELFT>::Got->addMipsLocalEntry();
-      continue;
-    }
-
     // If a symbol in a DSO is referenced directly instead of through GOT,
     // we need to create a copy relocation for the symbol.
     if (auto *B = dyn_cast<SharedSymbol<ELFT>>(&Body)) {
@@ -413,7 +405,8 @@
         // See "Global Offset Table" in Chapter 5 in the following document
         // for detailed description:
         // ftp://www.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/doc/ABI/mipsabi.pdf
-        Body.MustBeInDynSym = true;
+        if (Body.isPreemptible())
+          Body.MustBeInDynSym = true;
         continue;
       }