diff --git a/gold/ChangeLog b/gold/ChangeLog
index 05aac4b1b6..f32f46fd92 100644
--- a/gold/ChangeLog
+++ b/gold/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2009-12-30  Ian Lance Taylor  <iant@google.com>
+
+	PR 10916
+	* symtab.cc (Symbol_table::add_from_relobj): When not exporting
+	symbols from this object, don't change the visibility of an
+	undefined symbol.
+	* testsuite/exclude_libs_test_1.c (lib1_ref): New function.
+
 2009-12-30  Ian Lance Taylor  <iant@google.com>
 
 	PR 10861
diff --git a/gold/symtab.cc b/gold/symtab.cc
index d8461a742d..79fc4e6c48 100644
--- a/gold/symtab.cc
+++ b/gold/symtab.cc
@@ -1151,7 +1151,8 @@ Symbol_table::add_from_relobj(
 	}
 
       // Fix up visibility if object has no-export set.
-      if (relobj->no_export())
+      if (relobj->no_export()
+	  && (orig_st_shndx != elfcpp::SHN_UNDEF || !is_ordinary))
         {
 	  // We may have copied symbol already above.
 	  if (psym != &sym2)
diff --git a/gold/testsuite/exclude_libs_test_1.c b/gold/testsuite/exclude_libs_test_1.c
index ced1aade14..48b617b0a0 100644
--- a/gold/testsuite/exclude_libs_test_1.c
+++ b/gold/testsuite/exclude_libs_test_1.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ void lib1_default (void);
 void lib1_hidden (void);
 void lib1_internal (void);
 void lib1_protected (void);
+void lib1_ref (void);
+extern void lib2_default (void);
 
 void __attribute__((visibility ("default")))
 lib1_default (void)
@@ -22,3 +24,9 @@ void __attribute__((visibility ("protected")))
 lib1_protected (void)
 {
 }
+
+void
+lib1_ref (void)
+{
+  lib2_default ();
+}