diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/elf/ElfSymbol.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/elf/ElfSymbol.java
index 70540bff28..dab7751e35 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/elf/ElfSymbol.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/elf/ElfSymbol.java
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -303,8 +303,7 @@ public class ElfSymbol {
 	 * @return true if this is an external symbol
 	 */
 	public boolean isExternal() {
-		return (isGlobal() || isWeak()) && getValue() == 0 && getSize() == 0 &&
-			getType() == STT_NOTYPE &&
+		return (isGlobal() || isWeak()) &&
 			getSectionHeaderIndex() == ElfSectionHeaderConstants.SHN_UNDEF;
 	}