Index: ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -528,10 +528,15 @@
 }
 
 template <class ELFT> void LinkerScript<ELFT>::addScriptedSymbols() {
-  for (const std::unique_ptr<BaseCommand> &Base : Opt.Commands)
-    if (auto *Cmd = dyn_cast<SymbolAssignment>(Base.get()))
-      if (Cmd->Name != "." && Symtab<ELFT>::X->find(Cmd->Name) == nullptr)
-        Symtab<ELFT>::X->addAbsolute(Cmd->Name, STV_DEFAULT);
+  for (const std::unique_ptr<BaseCommand> &Base : Opt.Commands) {
+    if (auto *Cmd = dyn_cast<SymbolAssignment>(Base.get())) {
+      if (Cmd->Name != ".") {
+        SymbolBody *B = Symtab<ELFT>::X->find(Cmd->Name);
+        if (B == nullptr || B->isUndefined())
+          Symtab<ELFT>::X->addAbsolute(Cmd->Name, STV_DEFAULT);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 template <class ELFT> bool LinkerScript<ELFT>::hasPhdrsCommands() {
Index: test/ELF/linkerscript-undef.s
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/ELF/linkerscript-undef.s
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# REQUIRES: x86
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-unknown-linux %s -o %t
+
+# RUN: echo "SECTIONS { patatino = 0x1234; }" > %t.script
+# RUN: ld.lld -o %t1 --script %t.script %t
+# RUN: llvm-objdump -t %t1 | FileCheck %s
+# CHECK: 0000000000001234         *ABS*    00000000 patatino
+
+.global _start
+_start:
+  call patatino