diff --git a/src/MachO.zig b/src/MachO.zig
index 9300093c..f8c6f1e1 100644
--- a/src/MachO.zig
+++ b/src/MachO.zig
@@ -1240,18 +1240,17 @@ fn createObjcSections(self: *MachO) !void {
     }
 
     for (objc_msgsend_syms.keys()) |sym_index| {
+        const internal = self.getInternalObject().?;
         const sym = self.getSymbol(sym_index);
+        _ = try internal.addSymbol(sym.getName(self), self);
         sym.value = 0;
         sym.atom = 0;
         sym.nlist_idx = 0;
-        sym.file = self.internal_object_index.?;
-        sym.flags = .{};
+        sym.flags = .{ .global = true };
         sym.visibility = .hidden;
-        const object = self.getInternalObject().?;
         const name = eatPrefix(sym.getName(self), "_objc_msgSend$").?;
-        const selrefs_index = try object.addObjcMsgsendSections(name, self);
+        const selrefs_index = try internal.addObjcMsgsendSections(name, self);
         try sym.addExtra(.{ .objc_selrefs = selrefs_index }, self);
-        try object.symbols.append(gpa, sym_index);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/MachO/InternalObject.zig b/src/MachO/InternalObject.zig
index faa64285..c7e799ce 100644
--- a/src/MachO/InternalObject.zig
+++ b/src/MachO/InternalObject.zig
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ pub fn addSymbol(self: *InternalObject, name: [:0]const u8, macho_file: *MachO)
     const gop = try macho_file.getOrCreateGlobal(off);
     self.symbols.addOneAssumeCapacity().* = gop.index;
     const sym = macho_file.getSymbol(gop.index);
-    sym.* = .{ .name = off, .file = self.index };
-    sym.flags.global = true;
+    sym.file = self.index;
     return gop.index;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/MachO/Symbol.zig b/src/MachO/Symbol.zig
index 3c6d0b3c..50657ed8 100644
--- a/src/MachO/Symbol.zig
+++ b/src/MachO/Symbol.zig
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ pub fn weakRef(symbol: Symbol, macho_file: *MachO) bool {
 pub fn getName(symbol: Symbol, macho_file: *MachO) [:0]const u8 {
     if (symbol.flags.global) return macho_file.string_intern.getAssumeExists(symbol.name);
     return switch (symbol.getFile(macho_file).?) {
-        .object => |x| x.getString(symbol.name),
-        else => macho_file.string_intern.getAssumeExists(symbol.name),
+        .dylib => unreachable, // There are no local symbols for dylibs
+        inline else => |x| x.getString(symbol.name),
     };
 }