diff --git a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
index f3f95ec..2247d59 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -1811,6 +1811,11 @@
 }
 
 bool LinkerScript::shouldAddProvideSym(StringRef symName) {
+  // A Defined may be demoted to Undefined but the return value must stay the
+  // same. Use isUsedInRegularObj to ensure this. The exportDynamic condition,
+  // while not so accurate, allows PROVIDE to define a symbol referenced by a
+  // DSO.
   Symbol *sym = elf::ctx.symtab->find(symName);
-  return sym && !sym->isDefined() && !sym->isCommon();
+  return sym && !sym->isDefined() && !sym->isCommon() &&
+         (sym->isUsedInRegularObj || sym->exportDynamic);
 }
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/provide-defined.s b/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/provide-defined.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ebfd70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/provide-defined.s
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# REQUIRES: x86
+## Test the GC behavior when the PROVIDE symbol is defined by a relocatable file.
+
+# RUN: rm -rf %t && split-file %s %t && cd %t
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64 a.s -o a.o
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64 b.s -o b.o
+# RUN: ld.lld -T a.t --gc-sections a.o b.o -o a
+# RUN: llvm-readelf -s a | FileCheck %s
+
+# CHECK:     1: {{.*}}               0 NOTYPE  GLOBAL DEFAULT     1 _start
+# CHECK-NEXT:2: {{.*}}               0 NOTYPE  GLOBAL DEFAULT     2 f3
+# CHECK-NOT: {{.}}
+
+#--- a.s
+.global _start, f1, f2, f3, bar
+_start:
+  call f3
+
+.section .text.f1,"ax"; f1:
+.section .text.f2,"ax"; f2:
+.section .text.f3,"ax"; f3:
+.section .text.bar,"ax"; bar:
+
+#--- b.s
+  call f2
+
+#--- a.t
+SECTIONS {
+  . = . + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+  PROVIDE(f1 = bar+1);
+  PROVIDE(f2 = bar+2);
+  PROVIDE(f3 = bar+3);
+}