diff --git a/bfd/linker.c b/bfd/linker.c
index d4b053c9c6..1a5ecef848 100644
--- a/bfd/linker.c
+++ b/bfd/linker.c
@@ -1806,7 +1806,9 @@ _bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	case WARN:
 	  /* Warn if this symbol has been referenced already from non-IR,
 	     otherwise add a warning.  */
-	  if (h->non_ir_ref)
+	  if ((!info->lto_plugin_active
+	       && (h->u.undef.next != NULL || info->hash->undefs_tail == h))
+	      || h->non_ir_ref)
 	    {
 	      if (! (*info->callbacks->warning) (info, string, h->root.string,
 						 hash_entry_bfd (h), NULL, 0))
diff --git a/include/bfdlink.h b/include/bfdlink.h
index fc14a9fadb..58dba2a172 100644
--- a/include/bfdlink.h
+++ b/include/bfdlink.h
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ struct bfd_link_info
      callback.  */
   unsigned int notice_all: 1;
 
+  /* TRUE if the LTO plugin is active.  */
+  unsigned int lto_plugin_active: 1;
+
   /* TRUE if we are loading LTO outputs.  */
   unsigned int loading_lto_outputs: 1;
 
diff --git a/ld/plugin.c b/ld/plugin.c
index f10c273031..8d6ae05123 100644
--- a/ld/plugin.c
+++ b/ld/plugin.c
@@ -841,6 +841,7 @@ plugin_load_plugins (void)
   plugin_callbacks = *orig_callbacks;
   plugin_callbacks.notice = &plugin_notice;
   link_info.notice_all = TRUE;
+  link_info.lto_plugin_active = TRUE;
   link_info.callbacks = &plugin_callbacks;
 }