Index: ELF/Writer.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/Writer.cpp
+++ ELF/Writer.cpp
@@ -520,6 +520,10 @@
   if (Sym.getType() == STT_SECTION)
     return Config->Relocatable;
 
+  // No reason to keep local undefined symbol in symtab.
+  if (Sym.st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF)
+    return false;
+
   InputSectionBase<ELFT> *Sec = File.getSection(Sym);
   // If sym references a section in a discarded group, don't keep it.
   if (Sec == InputSection<ELFT>::Discarded)
Index: test/ELF/local-undefined-symbol.s
===================================================================
--- test/ELF/local-undefined-symbol.s
+++ test/ELF/local-undefined-symbol.s
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# REQUIRES: x86
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-unknown-linux %s -o %t
+# RUN: ld.lld %t -o %t1
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -t -s %t1 | FileCheck %s
+
+# CHECK:     Symbols [
+# CHECK-NOT:  Name: foo
+
+.global _start
+_start:
+ jmp foo
+
+.local foo