diff --git a/src/link/Elf.zig b/src/link/Elf.zig
index 319e6e4517..bf7bfaeb43 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf.zig
@@ -1493,6 +1493,7 @@ fn resolveSymbols(self: *Elf) error{Overflow}!void {
 /// This routine will prune unneeded objects extracted from archives and
 /// unneeded shared objects.
 fn markLive(self: *Elf) void {
+    if (self.zig_module_index) |index| self.file(index).?.markLive(self);
     for (self.objects.items) |index| {
         const file_ptr = self.file(index).?;
         if (file_ptr.isAlive()) file_ptr.markLive(self);
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/ZigModule.zig b/src/link/Elf/ZigModule.zig
index 746266a5b4..091c72fad9 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/ZigModule.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/ZigModule.zig
@@ -155,6 +155,22 @@ pub fn resetGlobals(self: *ZigModule, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn markLive(self: *ZigModule, elf_file: *Elf) void {
+    for (self.globals(), 0..) |index, i| {
+        const esym = self.global_esyms.items[i];
+        if (esym.st_bind() == elf.STB_WEAK) continue;
+
+        const global = elf_file.symbol(index);
+        const file = global.file(elf_file) orelse continue;
+        const should_keep = esym.st_shndx == elf.SHN_UNDEF or
+            (esym.st_shndx == elf.SHN_COMMON and global.elfSym(elf_file).st_shndx != elf.SHN_COMMON);
+        if (should_keep and !file.isAlive()) {
+            file.setAlive();
+            file.markLive(elf_file);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn updateSymtabSize(self: *ZigModule, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     for (self.locals()) |local_index| {
         const local = elf_file.symbol(local_index);
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/file.zig b/src/link/Elf/file.zig
index 3b9790dffa..e1235140d2 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/file.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/file.zig
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub const File = union(enum) {
 
     pub fn markLive(file: File, elf_file: *Elf) void {
         switch (file) {
-            .zig_module, .linker_defined => unreachable,
+            .linker_defined => unreachable,
             inline else => |x| x.markLive(elf_file),
         }
     }