diff --git a/src/constant.rs b/src/constant.rs
index e0d3a873f7c1..1f0a39540d14 100644
--- a/src/constant.rs
+++ b/src/constant.rs
@@ -356,7 +356,12 @@ fn define_all_allocs(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, module: &mut Module<impl Backend>, cx: &mu
                     // Don't push a `TodoItem::Static` here, as it will cause statics used by
                     // multiple crates to be duplicated between them. It isn't necessary anyway,
                     // as it will get pushed by `codegen_static` when necessary.
-                    data_id_for_static(tcx, module, def_id, Linkage::Import)
+                    data_id_for_static(
+                        tcx,
+                        module,
+                        def_id,
+                        crate::linkage::get_static_ref_linkage(tcx, def_id),
+                    )
                 }
             };