https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65982
--- Comment #4 from Jan Hubicka <hubicka at gcc dot gnu.org> --- I am testing: Index: symtab.c =================================================================== --- symtab.c (revision 231216) +++ symtab.c (working copy) @@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ symtab_node::get_partitioning_class (voi /* Weakref aliases are always duplicated. */ if (weakref) - return SYMBOL_DUPLICATE; + return definition ? SYMBOL_DUPLICATE : SYMBOL_EXTERNAL; /* External declarations are external. */ if (DECL_EXTERNAL (decl)) I probably should push out the early aliases patches.