diff --git a/gcc/ipa-icf.cc b/gcc/ipa-icf.cc
index 765ae746745..6528a7a10b2 100644
--- a/gcc/ipa-icf.cc
+++ b/gcc/ipa-icf.cc
@@ -2411,10 +2411,11 @@ sem_item_optimizer::filter_removed_items (void)
 	    {
 	      /* Filter out non-readonly variables.  */
 	      tree decl = item->decl;
-	      if (TREE_READONLY (decl))
-		filtered.safe_push (item);
-	      else
+	      varpool_node *vnode = static_cast <sem_variable *>(item)->get_node ();
+	      if (!TREE_READONLY (decl) || vnode->body_removed)
 		remove_item (item);
+	      else
+		filtered.safe_push (item);
 	    }
         }
     }