diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/ld/symtab.go b/src/cmd/internal/ld/symtab.go
index 2b2ed9675c..c31f70abd1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/ld/symtab.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/ld/symtab.go
@@ -367,9 +367,18 @@ func symtab() {
 	// just defined above will be first.
 	// hide the specific symbols.
 	for s := Ctxt.Allsym; s != nil; s = s.Allsym {
-		if !s.Reachable || s.Special != 0 || s.Type != SRODATA {
+		if !s.Reachable || s.Special != 0 {
 			continue
 		}
+
+		if strings.Contains(s.Name, "..gostring.") || strings.Contains(s.Name, "..gobytes.") {
+			s.Local = true
+		}
+
+		if s.Type != SRODATA {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if strings.HasPrefix(s.Name, "type.") && !DynlinkingGo() {
 			s.Type = STYPE
 			s.Hide = 1