diff --git a/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp b/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp
index f6dd97966..330059622 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp
@@ -2337,7 +2337,7 @@ LLVMValueRef lb_find_or_add_entity_string_ptr(lbModule *m, String const &str) {
 
 		LLVMValueRef global_data = LLVMAddGlobal(m->mod, LLVMTypeOf(data), name);
 		LLVMSetInitializer(global_data, data);
-		LLVMSetLinkage(global_data, LLVMInternalLinkage);
+		LLVMSetLinkage(global_data, LLVMPrivateLinkage);
 
 		LLVMValueRef ptr = LLVMConstInBoundsGEP(global_data, indices, 2);
 		string_map_set(&m->const_strings, key, ptr);
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ lbValue lb_find_or_add_entity_string_byte_slice(lbModule *m, String const &str)
 	}
 	LLVMValueRef global_data = LLVMAddGlobal(m->mod, LLVMTypeOf(data), name);
 	LLVMSetInitializer(global_data, data);
-	LLVMSetLinkage(global_data, LLVMInternalLinkage);
+	LLVMSetLinkage(global_data, LLVMPrivateLinkage);
 
 	LLVMValueRef ptr = nullptr;
 	if (str.len != 0) {
@@ -2615,7 +2615,7 @@ lbValue lb_generate_global_array(lbModule *m, Type *elem_type, i64 count, String
 	g.value = LLVMAddGlobal(m->mod, lb_type(m, t), text);
 	g.type = alloc_type_pointer(t);
 	LLVMSetInitializer(g.value, LLVMConstNull(lb_type(m, t)));
-	LLVMSetLinkage(g.value, LLVMInternalLinkage);
+	LLVMSetLinkage(g.value, LLVMPrivateLinkage);
 	string_map_set(&m->members, s, g);
 	return g;
 }