diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/ObjectWriter/MachNative.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/ObjectWriter/MachNative.cs
index 9c4f07c866cfc..14db96a935474 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/ObjectWriter/MachNative.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/ObjectWriter/MachNative.cs
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ internal static class MachNative
         public const byte N_INDR = 0xA;
         public const byte N_SECT = 0xE;
         public const byte N_PBUD = 0xC;
+        public const byte N_PEXT = 0x10;
 
         // Symbol descriptor flags
         public const ushort REFERENCE_FLAG_UNDEFINED_NON_LAZY = 0;
diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/ObjectWriter/MachObjectWriter.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/ObjectWriter/MachObjectWriter.cs
index c6d97312deb2d..2424ec434126c 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/ObjectWriter/MachObjectWriter.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/ObjectWriter/MachObjectWriter.cs
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ private protected override void EmitSymbolTable(
                     Section = section,
                     Value = section.VirtualAddress + (ulong)definition.Value,
                     Descriptor = N_NO_DEAD_STRIP,
-                    Type = N_SECT | N_EXT,
+                    Type = (byte)(N_SECT | N_EXT | (definition.Global ? 0 : N_PEXT)),
                 });
             }
             sortedDefinedSymbols.Sort((symA, symB) => string.CompareOrdinal(symA.Name, symB.Name));