diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/link_syso_issue33139.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/link_syso_issue33139.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7031860134114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/link_syso_issue33139.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Test that we can link a syso file that is embedded in a package, that is
+# referenced by an assembly stub.  See issue 33139.
+#
+# We use cgo only to enforce external linkage of the main executable.
+[!cgo] stop
+[!gc] stop
+[linux] cc -c -o syso/test.syso syso/asm/test_linux.s
+[darwin] cc -c -o syso/test.syso syso/asm/test_darwin.s
+go build ./cmd/main.go
+
+-- syso/test.s --
+#include "textflag.h"
+
+TEXT ·Test(SB), NOSPLIT, $0
+	JMP asmTest(SB)
+
+-- syso/test.go --
+package syso
+
+func Test()
+
+-- syso/asm/test_linux.s --
+	.globl asmTest
+asmTest:
+	ret
+
+-- syso/asm/test_darwin.s --
+	.globl _asmTest
+_asmTest:
+	ret
+
+-- cmd/main.go --
+package main
+
+/*
+ // Force use of external linker
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ */
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"syso"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	syso.Test()
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index 9c71a4f51eb4d..2f158e1c0b1b5 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -918,12 +918,13 @@ func loadobjfile(ctxt *Link, lib *sym.Library) {
 }
 
 type Hostobj struct {
-	ld     func(*Link, *bio.Reader, string, int64, string)
-	pkg    string
-	pn     string
-	file   string
-	off    int64
-	length int64
+	ld       func(*Link, *bio.Reader, string, int64, string)
+	pkg      string
+	pn       string
+	file     string
+	off      int64
+	length   int64
+	internal bool
 }
 
 var hostobj []Hostobj
@@ -972,14 +973,23 @@ func ldhostobj(ld func(*Link, *bio.Reader, string, int64, string), headType obja
 	h.file = file
 	h.off = f.Offset()
 	h.length = length
+	h.internal = isinternal
 	return h
 }
 
 func hostobjs(ctxt *Link) {
+	// load all hostobj
+	hostobjsExternalOnly(ctxt, false)
+}
+
+func hostobjsExternalOnly(ctxt *Link, sel bool) {
 	var h *Hostobj
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(hostobj); i++ {
 		h = &hostobj[i]
+		if sel && h.internal {
+			continue
+		}
 		f, err := bio.Open(h.file)
 		if err != nil {
 			Exitf("cannot reopen %s: %v", h.pn, err)
@@ -1002,6 +1012,10 @@ func hostlinksetup(ctxt *Link) {
 	debug_s = *FlagS
 	*FlagS = false
 
+	// load non-internal host objects, populating the symbol table so that
+	// reloc can work
+	hostobjsExternalOnly(ctxt, true)
+
 	// create temporary directory and arrange cleanup
 	if *flagTmpdir == "" {
 		dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "go-link-")