diff --git a/lib/Target/PIC16/PIC16AsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/PIC16/PIC16AsmPrinter.cpp
index 63ad6e4..7ac4f84 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PIC16/PIC16AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PIC16/PIC16AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@
       O << "\textern "<< Name << "\n";
     else if (I->getLinkage() == GlobalValue::CommonLinkage)
       O << "\tglobal "<< Name << "\n";
+    else if (I->getLinkage() == GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage)
+      O << "\tglobal "<< Name << "\n";
   }
 }
 void PIC16AsmPrinter::EmitInitData (Module &M) {