diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Symbol.zig b/src/link/MachO/Symbol.zig
index 632bba12e6..2c775824c5 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Symbol.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Symbol.zig
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ pub const Regular = struct {
         size: u64,
     } = null,
 
+    /// True if symbol was already committed into the final
+    /// symbol table.
+    visited: bool = false,
+
     pub const base_type: Symbol.Type = .regular;
 
     pub const Linkage = enum {
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Zld.zig b/src/link/MachO/Zld.zig
index 191f63fe52..d248d283b6 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Zld.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Zld.zig
@@ -1194,6 +1194,10 @@ fn allocateTentativeSymbols(self: *Zld) !void {
             .section = section,
             .weak_ref = false,
             .file = tent.file,
+            .stab = .{
+                .kind = .global,
+                .size = 0,
+            },
         };
 
         try self.globals.putNoClobber(self.allocator, reg.base.name, &reg.base);
@@ -2772,8 +2776,17 @@ fn writeDebugInfo(self: *Zld) !void {
         });
 
         for (object.symbols.items) |sym| {
-            if (sym.@"type" != .regular) continue;
-            const reg = sym.cast(Symbol.Regular) orelse unreachable;
+            const reg = reg: {
+                switch (sym.@"type") {
+                    .regular => break :reg sym.cast(Symbol.Regular) orelse unreachable,
+                    .tentative => {
+                        const final = sym.getTopmostAlias().cast(Symbol.Regular) orelse unreachable;
+                        if (object != final.file) continue;
+                        break :reg final;
+                    },
+                    else => continue,
+                }
+            };
 
             if (reg.isTemp() or reg.stab == null) continue;
             const stab = reg.stab orelse unreachable;
@@ -2877,6 +2890,7 @@ fn writeSymbolTable(self: *Zld) !void {
 
             const reg = final.cast(Symbol.Regular) orelse unreachable;
             if (reg.isTemp()) continue;
+            if (reg.visited) continue;
 
             switch (reg.linkage) {
                 .translation_unit => {
@@ -2898,6 +2912,8 @@ fn writeSymbolTable(self: *Zld) !void {
                     });
                 },
             }
+
+            reg.visited = true;
         }
     }