diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go
index abae0f87bcd..229a4d300bf 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go
@@ -1146,7 +1146,8 @@ func gensymlate(ctxt *ld.Link, ldr *loader.Loader) {
 		if !ldr.AttrReachable(s) {
 			continue
 		}
-		if ldr.SymType(s) == sym.STEXT {
+		t := ldr.SymType(s)
+		if t == sym.STEXT {
 			if ctxt.IsDarwin() || ctxt.IsWindows() {
 				// Cannot relocate into middle of function.
 				// Generate symbol names for every offset we need in duffcopy/duffzero (only 64 each).
@@ -1159,6 +1160,9 @@ func gensymlate(ctxt *ld.Link, ldr *loader.Loader) {
 			}
 			continue // we don't target the middle of other functions
 		}
+		if t >= sym.SDWARFSECT {
+			continue // no need to add label for DWARF symbols
+		}
 		sz := ldr.SymSize(s)
 		if sz <= limit {
 			continue