diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode.go
index 9b04e2cddc1..741a72cad84 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode.go
@@ -88,14 +88,6 @@ func (d *deadcodePass) init() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	dynexpMap := d.ctxt.cgo_export_dynamic
-	if d.ctxt.LinkMode == LinkExternal {
-		dynexpMap = d.ctxt.cgo_export_static
-	}
-	for exp := range dynexpMap {
-		names = append(names, exp)
-	}
-
 	if d.ctxt.Debugvlog > 1 {
 		d.ctxt.Logf("deadcode start names: %v\n", names)
 	}
@@ -106,6 +98,14 @@ func (d *deadcodePass) init() {
 		// Also mark any Go functions (internal ABI).
 		d.mark(d.ldr.Lookup(name, sym.SymVerABIInternal), 0)
 	}
+
+	// All dynamic exports are roots.
+	for _, s := range d.ctxt.dynexp {
+		if d.ctxt.Debugvlog > 1 {
+			d.ctxt.Logf("deadcode start dynexp: %s<%d>\n", d.ldr.SymName(s), d.ldr.SymVersion(s))
+		}
+		d.mark(s, 0)
+	}
 }
 
 func (d *deadcodePass) flood() {
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/go.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/go.go
index ec6ceb82ce7..5dbf6c71537 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/go.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/go.go
@@ -234,11 +234,19 @@ func setCgoAttr(ctxt *Link, file string, pkg string, directives [][]string, host
 			// Mark exported symbols and also add them to
 			// the lists used for roots in the deadcode pass.
 			if f[0] == "cgo_export_static" {
+				if ctxt.LinkMode == LinkExternal && !l.AttrCgoExportStatic(s) {
+					// Static cgo exports appear
+					// in the exported symbol table.
+					ctxt.dynexp = append(ctxt.dynexp, s)
+				}
 				l.SetAttrCgoExportStatic(s, true)
-				ctxt.cgo_export_static[local] = true
 			} else {
+				if ctxt.LinkMode == LinkInternal && !l.AttrCgoExportDynamic(s) {
+					// Dynamic cgo exports appear
+					// in the exported symbol table.
+					ctxt.dynexp = append(ctxt.dynexp, s)
+				}
 				l.SetAttrCgoExportDynamic(s, true)
-				ctxt.cgo_export_dynamic[local] = true
 			}
 
 			continue
@@ -422,9 +430,26 @@ func (ctxt *Link) addexport() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	for _, exp := range ctxt.dynexp {
-		Adddynsym(ctxt.loader, &ctxt.Target, &ctxt.ArchSyms, exp)
+	// Add dynamic symbols.
+	for _, s := range ctxt.dynexp {
+		// Consistency check.
+		if !ctxt.loader.AttrReachable(s) {
+			panic("dynexp entry not reachable")
+		}
+
+		// Resolve ABI aliases in the list of cgo-exported functions.
+		// This is necessary because we load the ABI0 symbol for all
+		// cgo exports.
+		if ctxt.loader.SymType(s) == sym.SABIALIAS {
+			t := ctxt.loader.ResolveABIAlias(s)
+			ctxt.loader.CopyAttributes(s, t)
+			ctxt.loader.SetSymExtname(t, ctxt.loader.SymExtname(s))
+			s = t
+		}
+
+		Adddynsym(ctxt.loader, &ctxt.Target, &ctxt.ArchSyms, s)
 	}
+
 	for _, lib := range dedupLibraries(ctxt, dynlib) {
 		adddynlib(ctxt, lib)
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index 520d57a72e7..b7095691033 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -508,9 +507,6 @@ func (ctxt *Link) loadlib() {
 		return ctxt.loader.SymName(s)
 	}
 
-	ctxt.cgo_export_static = make(map[string]bool)
-	ctxt.cgo_export_dynamic = make(map[string]bool)
-
 	// ctxt.Library grows during the loop, so not a range loop.
 	i := 0
 	for ; i < len(ctxt.Library); i++ {
@@ -638,43 +634,6 @@ func (ctxt *Link) loadlib() {
 	strictDupMsgCount = ctxt.loader.NStrictDupMsgs()
 }
 
-// setupdynexp constructs ctxt.dynexp, a list of loader.Sym.
-func setupdynexp(ctxt *Link) {
-	dynexpMap := ctxt.cgo_export_dynamic
-	if ctxt.LinkMode == LinkExternal {
-		dynexpMap = ctxt.cgo_export_static
-	}
-	d := make([]loader.Sym, 0, len(dynexpMap))
-	for exp := range dynexpMap {
-		s := ctxt.loader.LookupOrCreateSym(exp, 0)
-		d = append(d, s)
-		// sanity check
-		if !ctxt.loader.AttrReachable(s) {
-			panic("dynexp entry not reachable")
-		}
-	}
-	sort.Slice(d, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return ctxt.loader.SymName(d[i]) < ctxt.loader.SymName(d[j])
-	})
-
-	// Resolve ABI aliases in the list of cgo-exported functions.
-	// This is necessary because we load the ABI0 symbol for all
-	// cgo exports.
-	for i, s := range d {
-		if ctxt.loader.SymType(s) != sym.SABIALIAS {
-			continue
-		}
-		t := ctxt.loader.ResolveABIAlias(s)
-		ctxt.loader.CopyAttributes(s, t)
-		ctxt.loader.SetSymExtname(t, ctxt.loader.SymExtname(s))
-		d[i] = t
-	}
-	ctxt.dynexp = d
-
-	ctxt.cgo_export_static = nil
-	ctxt.cgo_export_dynamic = nil
-}
-
 // loadcgodirectives reads the previously discovered cgo directives, creating
 // symbols in preparation for host object loading or use later in the link.
 func (ctxt *Link) loadcgodirectives() {
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/link.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/link.go
index f26d051a491..13618beff97 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/link.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/link.go
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ type Link struct {
 	loader  *loader.Loader
 	cgodata []cgodata // cgo directives to load, three strings are args for loadcgo
 
-	cgo_export_static  map[string]bool
-	cgo_export_dynamic map[string]bool
-
 	datap  []loader.Sym
 	dynexp []loader.Sym
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go
index 8631cf29396..1e3c3bdff78 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ func Main(arch *sys.Arch, theArch Arch) {
 	bench.Start("textbuildid")
 	ctxt.textbuildid()
 	bench.Start("addexport")
-	setupdynexp(ctxt)
 	ctxt.setArchSyms()
 	ctxt.addexport()
 	bench.Start("Gentext")