diff --git a/src/link/MachO.zig b/src/link/MachO.zig
index 71c67e57ad..d57a7ff7c0 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO.zig
@@ -3042,9 +3042,9 @@ pub fn freeDecl(self: *MachO, decl_index: InternPool.DeclIndex) void {
     return self.getZigObject().?.freeDecl(decl_index);
 }
 
-pub fn getDeclVAddr(self: *MachO, _: Zcu.PerThread, decl_index: InternPool.DeclIndex, reloc_info: link.File.RelocInfo) !u64 {
+pub fn getDeclVAddr(self: *MachO, pt: Zcu.PerThread, decl_index: InternPool.DeclIndex, reloc_info: link.File.RelocInfo) !u64 {
     assert(self.llvm_object == null);
-    return self.getZigObject().?.getDeclVAddr(self, decl_index, reloc_info);
+    return self.getZigObject().?.getDeclVAddr(self, pt, decl_index, reloc_info);
 }
 
 pub fn lowerAnonDecl(
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/ZigObject.zig b/src/link/MachO/ZigObject.zig
index 98c18643fd..896bcf7afc 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/ZigObject.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/ZigObject.zig
@@ -694,10 +694,22 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *ZigObject, macho_file: *MachO, tid: Zcu.PerThread.Id)
 pub fn getDeclVAddr(
     self: *ZigObject,
     macho_file: *MachO,
+    pt: Zcu.PerThread,
     decl_index: InternPool.DeclIndex,
     reloc_info: link.File.RelocInfo,
 ) !u64 {
-    const sym_index = try self.getOrCreateMetadataForDecl(macho_file, decl_index);
+    const zcu = pt.zcu;
+    const ip = &zcu.intern_pool;
+    const decl = zcu.declPtr(decl_index);
+    log.debug("getDeclVAddr {}({d})", .{ decl.fqn.fmt(ip), decl_index });
+    const sym_index = if (decl.isExtern(zcu)) blk: {
+        const name = decl.name.toSlice(ip);
+        const lib_name = if (decl.getOwnedExternFunc(zcu)) |ext_fn|
+            ext_fn.lib_name.toSlice(ip)
+        else
+            decl.getOwnedVariable(zcu).?.lib_name.toSlice(ip);
+        break :blk try self.getGlobalSymbol(macho_file, name, lib_name);
+    } else try self.getOrCreateMetadataForDecl(macho_file, decl_index);
     const sym = self.symbols.items[sym_index];
     const vaddr = sym.getAddress(.{}, macho_file);
     const parent_atom = self.symbols.items[reloc_info.parent_atom_index].getAtom(macho_file).?;