Index: libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
===================================================================
--- libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
+++ libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
@@ -3956,10 +3956,14 @@
     donelist_init(&donelist);
     symlook_init_from_req(&req1, req);
 
-    /* Look first in the referencing object if linked symbolically. */
-    if (refobj->symbolic && !donelist_check(&donelist, refobj)) {
+    /*
+     * Look first in the referencing object if linked symbolically,
+     * and similarly handle protected symbols.
+     */
+    if (!donelist_check(&donelist, refobj)) {
 	res = symlook_obj(&req1, refobj);
-	if (res == 0) {
+	if (res == 0 && (refobj->symbolic ||
+	  ELF_ST_VISIBILITY(req1.sym_out->st_other) == STV_PROTECTED)) {
 	    req->sym_out = req1.sym_out;
 	    req->defobj_out = req1.defobj_out;
 	    assert(req->defobj_out != NULL);
Index: sys/sys/elf_generic.h
===================================================================
--- sys/sys/elf_generic.h
+++ sys/sys/elf_generic.h
@@ -84,5 +84,6 @@
 #define	ELF_ST_BIND	__ELFN(ST_BIND)
 #define	ELF_ST_TYPE	__ELFN(ST_TYPE)
 #define	ELF_ST_INFO	__ELFN(ST_INFO)
+#define	ELF_ST_VISIBILITY	__ELFN(ST_VISIBILITY)
 
 #endif /* !_SYS_ELF_GENERIC_H_ */