Index: ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -1796,14 +1796,19 @@
     setError("locals list for anonymous version is not supported");
 
   std::vector<SymbolVersion> &Locals = Config->VersionDefinitions.back().Locals;
-  while (!Error && peek() != "}") {
+  for (;;) {
+    if (consume("extern"))
+      readExtern(&Locals);
+    StringRef Cur = peek();
+    if (Cur == "}" || Error)
+      return;
     StringRef Tok = next();
     Locals.push_back({unquote(Tok), false, hasWildcard(Tok)});
     expect(";");
   }
 }
 
-void ScriptParser::readExtern(std::vector<SymbolVersion> *Globals) {
+void ScriptParser::readExtern(std::vector<SymbolVersion> *V) {
   expect("\"C++\"");
   expect("{");
 
@@ -1811,7 +1816,7 @@
     if (peek() == "}" || Error)
       break;
     bool HasWildcard = !peek().startswith("\"") && hasWildcard(peek());
-    Globals->push_back({unquote(next()), true, HasWildcard});
+    V->push_back({unquote(next()), true, HasWildcard});
     expect(";");
   }
 
Index: ELF/SymbolTable.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/SymbolTable.cpp
+++ ELF/SymbolTable.cpp
@@ -608,10 +608,14 @@
 }
 
 static bool hasExternCpp() {
-  for (VersionDefinition &V : Config->VersionDefinitions)
+  for (VersionDefinition &V : Config->VersionDefinitions) {
     for (SymbolVersion Sym : V.Globals)
       if (Sym.IsExternCpp)
         return true;
+    for (SymbolVersion Sym : V.Locals)
+      if (Sym.IsExternCpp)
+        return true;
+  }
   return false;
 }
 
@@ -685,26 +689,25 @@
   if (hasExternCpp())
     Demangled = getDemangledSyms();
 
+  auto assignVersion = [&](SymbolVersion &Sym, size_t Version,
+                           StringRef VerName) {
+    if (Sym.HasWildcards)
+      return;
+    if (Sym.IsExternCpp) {
+      for (SymbolBody *B : findDemangled(Demangled, Sym.Name))
+        setVersionId(B, VerName, Sym.Name, Version);
+      return;
+    }
+    setVersionId(find(Sym.Name), VerName, Sym.Name, Version);
+  };
+
   // First, we assign versions to exact matching symbols,
   // i.e. version definitions not containing any glob meta-characters.
   for (VersionDefinition &V : Config->VersionDefinitions) {
-    for (SymbolVersion Sym : V.Globals) {
-      if (Sym.HasWildcards)
-        continue;
-
-      StringRef N = Sym.Name;
-      if (Sym.IsExternCpp) {
-        for (SymbolBody *B : findDemangled(Demangled, N))
-          setVersionId(B, V.Name, N, V.Id);
-        continue;
-      }
-      setVersionId(find(N), V.Name, N, V.Id);
-    }
-    for (SymbolVersion Sym : V.Locals) {
-      if (Sym.HasWildcards)
-        continue;
-      setVersionId(find(Sym.Name), V.Name, Sym.Name, VER_NDX_LOCAL);
-    }
+    for (SymbolVersion Sym : V.Globals)
+      assignVersion(Sym, V.Id, V.Name);
+    for (SymbolVersion Sym : V.Locals)
+      assignVersion(Sym, VER_NDX_LOCAL, "'local'");
   }
 
   // Next, we assign versions to fuzzy matching symbols,
Index: test/ELF/version-script-locals-extern.s
===================================================================
--- test/ELF/version-script-locals-extern.s
+++ test/ELF/version-script-locals-extern.s
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# REQUIRES: x86
+
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-pc-linux %s -o %t.o
+# RUN: echo "FOO { local: extern \"C++\" { \"abb(int)\"; }; };" > %t.script
+# RUN: ld.lld --version-script %t.script -shared %t.o -o %t.so
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -V %t.so | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=ABB
+# ABB:      Symbols [
+# ABB-NEXT:   Symbol {
+# ABB-NEXT:     Version: 0
+# ABB-NEXT:     Name: @
+# ABB-NEXT:   }
+# ABB-NEXT:   Symbol {
+# ABB-NEXT:     Version: 1
+# ABB-NEXT:     Name: _Z3abci@
+# ABB-NEXT:   }
+# ABB-NEXT: ]
+
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-pc-linux %s -o %t.o
+# RUN: echo "FOO { local: extern \"C++\" { abb*; }; };" > %t.script
+# RUN: ld.lld --version-script %t.script -shared %t.o -o %t.so
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -V %t.so | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=ABB
+
+# RUN: echo "FOO { local: extern \"C++\" { abc*; }; };" > %t.script
+# RUN: ld.lld --version-script %t.script -shared %t.o -o %t.so
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -V %t.so | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=ABC
+# ABC:      Symbols [
+# ABC-NEXT:   Symbol {
+# ABC-NEXT:     Version: 0
+# ABC-NEXT:     Name: @
+# ABC-NEXT:   }
+# ABC-NEXT:   Symbol {
+# ABC-NEXT:     Version: 1
+# ABC-NEXT:     Name: _Z3abbi@
+# ABC-NEXT:   }
+# ABC-NEXT: ]
+
+.globl _Z3abbi
+.type _Z3abbi,@function
+_Z3abbi:
+retq
+
+.globl _Z3abci
+.type _Z3abci,@function
+_Z3abci:
+retq
Index: test/ELF/version-script-locals.s
===================================================================
--- test/ELF/version-script-locals.s
+++ test/ELF/version-script-locals.s
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@
 # MIX-NOT:  foo2
 # MIX-NOT:  foo3
 
-# RUN: echo "VERSION_1.0 { global: *; local: extern \"C++\" { foo*; } };" > %t.script
-# RUN: not ld.lld --version-script %t.script -shared %t.o -o %t.so 2>&1 \
-# RUN:   | FileCheck --check-prefix=EXTERNERR %s
-# EXTERNERR: ; expected, but got "C++"
-
 .globl foo1
 foo1:
   ret
Index: test/ELF/version-script-noundef.s
===================================================================
--- test/ELF/version-script-noundef.s
+++ test/ELF/version-script-noundef.s
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 # RUN:   %t.o -o %t.so 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=ERR2 %s
 # ERR2: version script assignment of VERSION_1.0 to symbol und failed: symbol not defined
 
+# RUN: echo "VERSION_1.0 { local: und; };" > %t3.script
+# RUN: not ld.lld --version-script %t3.script -shared --no-undefined-version \
+# RUN:   %t.o -o %t.so 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=ERR3 %s
+# ERR3: version script assignment of 'local' to symbol und failed: symbol not defined
+
 .text
 .globl foo
 .type foo,@function