diff --git a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
index 505602f7da626..e93f83906d522 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
@@ -1850,8 +1850,7 @@ static void demoteSharedSymbols() {
   llvm::TimeTraceScope timeScope("Demote shared symbols");
   for (Symbol *sym : symtab->symbols()) {
     auto *s = dyn_cast<SharedSymbol>(sym);
-    if (!((s && !s->getFile().isNeeded) ||
-          (sym->isLazy() && sym->isUsedInRegularObj)))
+    if (!(s && !s->getFile().isNeeded) && !sym->isLazy())
       continue;
 
     bool used = sym->used;