diff --git a/linker/dlfcn.cpp b/linker/dlfcn.cpp
index 8ebf357..5d6db8e 100644
--- a/linker/dlfcn.cpp
+++ b/linker/dlfcn.cpp
@@ -100,22 +100,29 @@
 
   soinfo* found = NULL;
   ElfW(Sym)* sym = NULL;
-  void* caller_addr = __builtin_return_address(0);
-  soinfo* caller_si = find_containing_library(caller_addr);
-
   if (handle == RTLD_DEFAULT) {
-    sym = dlsym_linear_lookup(symbol, &found, NULL, caller_si);
+    sym = dlsym_linear_lookup(symbol, &found, NULL);
   } else if (handle == RTLD_NEXT) {
+    void* caller_addr = __builtin_return_address(0);
+    soinfo* si = find_containing_library(caller_addr);
+
     sym = NULL;
-    if (caller_si && caller_si->next) {
-      sym = dlsym_linear_lookup(symbol, &found, caller_si->next, caller_si);
+    if (si && si->next) {
+      sym = dlsym_linear_lookup(symbol, &found, si->next);
     }
   } else {
-    sym = dlsym_handle_lookup(reinterpret_cast<soinfo*>(handle), &found, symbol, caller_si);
+    sym = dlsym_handle_lookup(reinterpret_cast<soinfo*>(handle), &found, symbol);
   }
 
-  if (sym != NULL && sym->st_shndx != 0) {
-    return reinterpret_cast<void*>(sym->st_value + found->load_bias);
+  if (sym != NULL) {
+    unsigned bind = ELF_ST_BIND(sym->st_info);
+
+    if ((bind == STB_GLOBAL || bind == STB_WEAK) && sym->st_shndx != 0) {
+      return reinterpret_cast<void*>(sym->st_value + found->load_bias);
+    }
+
+    __bionic_format_dlerror("symbol found but not global", symbol);
+    return NULL;
   } else {
     __bionic_format_dlerror("undefined symbol", symbol);
     return NULL;