diff --git a/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig b/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
index 4544320c71..19e3674dd2 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ pub fn resolveSymbols(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
         const global = &self.symbols.items[index];
         const esym = global.elfSym(elf_file);
         const shndx = self.symtab.items(.shndx)[global.esym_index];
-        if (esym.st_shndx != elf.SHN_ABS and esym.st_shndx != elf.SHN_COMMON) {
+        if (esym.st_shndx != elf.SHN_ABS and esym.st_shndx != elf.SHN_COMMON and esym.st_shndx != elf.SHN_UNDEF) {
             assert(esym.st_shndx == SHN_ATOM);
             const atom_ptr = self.atom(shndx) orelse continue;
             if (!atom_ptr.alive) continue;