diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs
index 69434280b21..3c324359565 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs
@@ -295,8 +295,18 @@ impl<'ll> CodegenCx<'ll, '_> {
             llvm::set_thread_local_mode(g, self.tls_model);
         }
 
+        let dso_local = unsafe { self.should_assume_dso_local(g, true) };
+        if dso_local {
+            unsafe {
+                llvm::LLVMRustSetDSOLocal(g, true);
+            }
+        }
+
         if !def_id.is_local() {
             let needs_dll_storage_attr = self.use_dll_storage_attrs && !self.tcx.is_foreign_item(def_id) &&
+                // Local definitions can never be imported, so we must not apply
+                // the DLLImport annotation.
+                !dso_local &&
                 // ThinLTO can't handle this workaround in all cases, so we don't
                 // emit the attrs. Instead we make them unnecessary by disallowing
                 // dynamic linking when linker plugin based LTO is enabled.
@@ -340,12 +350,6 @@ impl<'ll> CodegenCx<'ll, '_> {
             }
         }
 
-        unsafe {
-            if self.should_assume_dso_local(g, true) {
-                llvm::LLVMRustSetDSOLocal(g, true);
-            }
-        }
-
         self.instances.borrow_mut().insert(instance, g);
         g
     }