diff --git a/lld/COFF/PDB.cpp b/lld/COFF/PDB.cpp
--- a/lld/COFF/PDB.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/PDB.cpp
@@ -514,16 +514,15 @@
   return path1.equals(path2);
 #endif
 }
-
 // Find by name an OBJ provided on the command line
-static ObjFile *findObjByName(StringRef fileNameOnly) {
-  SmallString<128> currentPath;
-
+static ObjFile *findObjWithPrecompSignature(StringRef fileNameOnly,
+                                            uint32_t precompSignature) {
   for (ObjFile *f : ObjFile::instances) {
     StringRef currentFileName = sys::path::filename(f->getName());
 
-    // Compare based solely on the file name (link.exe behavior)
-    if (equals_path(currentFileName, fileNameOnly))
+    if (f->pchSignature.hasValue() &&
+        f->pchSignature.getValue() == precompSignature &&
+        equals_path(fileNameOnly, currentFileName))
       return f;
   }
   return nullptr;
@@ -560,22 +559,15 @@
 
   // link.exe requires that a precompiled headers object must always be provided
   // on the command-line, even if that's not necessary.
-  auto precompFile = findObjByName(precompFileName);
+  auto precompFile =
+      findObjWithPrecompSignature(precompFileName, precomp.Signature);
   if (!precompFile)
     return createFileError(
-        precompFileName.str(),
-        make_error<pdb::PDBError>(pdb::pdb_error_code::external_cmdline_ref));
+        precomp.getPrecompFilePath().str(),
+        make_error<pdb::PDBError>(pdb::pdb_error_code::no_matching_pch));
 
   addObjFile(precompFile, &indexMap);
 
-  if (!precompFile->pchSignature)
-    fatal(precompFile->getName() + " is not a precompiled headers object");
-
-  if (precomp.getSignature() != precompFile->pchSignature.getValueOr(0))
-    return createFileError(
-        precomp.getPrecompFilePath().str(),
-        make_error<pdb::PDBError>(pdb::pdb_error_code::signature_out_of_date));
-
   return indexMap;
 }
 
diff --git a/lld/test/COFF/Inputs/precompa/precomp.obj b/lld/test/COFF/Inputs/precompa/precomp.obj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
GIT binary patch
literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

diff --git a/lld/test/COFF/Inputs/precompa/useprecomp.obj b/lld/test/COFF/Inputs/precompa/useprecomp.obj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
GIT binary patch
literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

diff --git a/lld/test/COFF/Inputs/precompb/precomp.obj b/lld/test/COFF/Inputs/precompb/precomp.obj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
GIT binary patch
literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

diff --git a/lld/test/COFF/Inputs/precompb/useprecomp.obj b/lld/test/COFF/Inputs/precompb/useprecomp.obj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
GIT binary patch
literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

diff --git a/lld/test/COFF/precomp-link-samename.test b/lld/test/COFF/precomp-link-samename.test
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lld/test/COFF/precomp-link-samename.test
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+RUN: lld-link %S/Inputs/precompb/useprecomp.obj %S/Inputs/precompa/precomp.obj %S/Inputs/precompb/precomp.obj \
+RUN:     %S/Inputs/precompa/useprecomp.obj /nodefaultlib /entry:main /debug /pdb:%t.pdb /out:%t.exe  \
+RUN:     /summary | FileCheck %s -check-prefix SUMMARY
+
+RUN: llvm-pdbutil dump -types %t.pdb | FileCheck %s
+
+
+CHECK: Types (TPI Stream)
+CHECK-NOT: LF_PRECOMP
+CHECK-NOT: LF_ENDPRECOMP
+
+
+SUMMARY:                                     Summary
+SUMMARY-NEXT: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+SUMMARY-NEXT:               4 Input OBJ files (expanded from all cmd-line inputs)
+SUMMARY-NEXT:               0 PDB type server dependencies
+SUMMARY-NEXT:               2 Precomp OBJ dependencies
+
+// precompa/precomp.cpp
+#include "precomp.h"
+
+// precompa/useprecomp.cpp
+#include "precomp.h"
+int main(int argc, char **argv) { return 0; }
+
+// precompa/precomp.h
+int precompa_symbol = 42;
+
+// precompb/precomp.cpp
+#include "precomp.h"
+
+// precompb/useprecomp.cpp
+#include "precomp.h"
+
+// precompb/precomp.h
+int precompb_symbol = 142;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lld/test/COFF/precomp-link.test b/lld/test/COFF/precomp-link.test
--- a/lld/test/COFF/precomp-link.test
+++ b/lld/test/COFF/precomp-link.test
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 RUN: not lld-link %S/Inputs/precomp-a.obj %S/Inputs/precomp-b.obj /nodefaultlib /entry:main /debug /pdb:%t.pdb /out:%t.exe /opt:ref /opt:icf 2>&1 | FileCheck %s -check-prefix FAILURE-MISSING-PRECOMPOBJ
 
 FAILURE: warning: Cannot use debug info for '{{.*}}precomp-invalid.obj' [LNK4099]
-FAILURE-NEXT: failed to load reference '{{.*}}precomp.obj': The signature does not match; the file(s) might be out of date.
+FAILURE-NEXT: failed to load reference '{{.*}}precomp.obj': No matching precompiled header could be located.
 
 FAILURE-MISSING-PRECOMPOBJ: warning: Cannot use debug info for '{{.*}}precomp-a.obj' [LNK4099]
-FAILURE-MISSING-PRECOMPOBJ-NEXT: failed to load reference '{{.*}}precomp.obj': The path to this file must be provided on the command-line
+FAILURE-MISSING-PRECOMPOBJ-NEXT: failed to load reference '{{.*}}precomp.obj': No matching precompiled header could be located.
 
 CHECK: Types (TPI Stream)
 CHECK-NOT: LF_PRECOMP
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/GenericError.h b/llvm/include/llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/GenericError.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/GenericError.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/GenericError.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   dia_sdk_not_present,
   dia_failed_loading,
   signature_out_of_date,
-  external_cmdline_ref,
+  no_matching_pch,
   unspecified,
 };
 } // namespace pdb
diff --git a/llvm/lib/DebugInfo/PDB/GenericError.cpp b/llvm/lib/DebugInfo/PDB/GenericError.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/DebugInfo/PDB/GenericError.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/DebugInfo/PDB/GenericError.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
       return "The PDB file path is an invalid UTF8 sequence.";
     case pdb_error_code::signature_out_of_date:
       return "The signature does not match; the file(s) might be out of date.";
-    case pdb_error_code::external_cmdline_ref:
-      return "The path to this file must be provided on the command-line.";
+    case pdb_error_code::no_matching_pch:
+      return "No matching precompiled header could be located.";
     }
     llvm_unreachable("Unrecognized generic_error_code");
   }