diff --git a/lld/wasm/SymbolTable.cpp b/lld/wasm/SymbolTable.cpp
--- a/lld/wasm/SymbolTable.cpp
+++ b/lld/wasm/SymbolTable.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
   sym->isUsedInRegularObj = false;
   sym->canInline = true;
   sym->traced = trace;
+  sym->forceExport = false;
   symVector.emplace_back(sym);
   return {sym, true};
 }
@@ -598,6 +599,11 @@
     // Create a new variant;
     LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "added new variant\n");
     variant = reinterpret_cast<Symbol *>(make<SymbolUnion>());
+    variant->isUsedInRegularObj =
+        !file || file->kind() == InputFile::ObjectKind;
+    variant->canInline = true;
+    variant->traced = false;
+    variant->forceExport = false;
     variants.push_back(variant);
   } else {
     LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "variant already exists: " << toString(*variant) << "\n");