diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 3b8ea166f0..7fb6b5d0b4 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2020-05-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* symbols.c (resolve_symbol_value): Invoke LOCAL_SYMBOL_CHECK
+	before looking at add_symbol->sy_flags.
+
 2020-05-18  Hongtao Liu  <hongtao.liu@intel.com>
 
 	* config/tc-i386.c: Not handle lret/iret.
diff --git a/gas/symbols.c b/gas/symbols.c
index 711730daf1..b1376a57b4 100644
--- a/gas/symbols.c
+++ b/gas/symbols.c
@@ -1389,6 +1389,7 @@ resolve_symbol_value (symbolS *symp)
 
 	  /* Don't leave symbol loops.  */
 	  if (finalize_syms
+	      && !LOCAL_SYMBOL_CHECK (add_symbol)
 	      && add_symbol->sy_flags.sy_resolving)
 	    break;