diff --git a/mlir/lib/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.cpp b/mlir/lib/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.cpp
index 2255633c746b3..287c52a262c11 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.cpp
@@ -146,12 +146,10 @@ static void packFunctionArguments(Module *module) {
   llvm::IRBuilder<> builder(ctx);
   DenseSet<llvm::Function *> interfaceFunctions;
   for (auto &func : module->getFunctionList()) {
-    if (func.isDeclaration()) {
+    if (func.isDeclaration() || func.hasLocalLinkage())
       continue;
-    }
-    if (interfaceFunctions.count(&func)) {
+    if (interfaceFunctions.count(&func))
       continue;
-    }
 
     // Given a function `foo(<...>)`, define the interface function
     // `mlir_foo(i8**)`.