diff --git a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
index 0a003ee6225c..c259a172084f 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
@@ -790,18 +790,8 @@ void LinkerDriver::readConfigs(opt::InputArgList &Args) {
         readDynamicList(*Buffer);
 
     for (auto *Arg : Args.filtered(OPT_export_dynamic_symbol))
-      Config->VersionScriptGlobals.push_back(
+      Config->DynamicList.push_back(
           {Arg->getValue(), /*IsExternCpp*/ false, /*HasWildcard*/ false});
-
-    // Dynamic lists are a simplified linker script that doesn't need the
-    // "global:" and implicitly ends with a "local:*". Set the variables
-    // needed to simulate that.
-    if (Args.hasArg(OPT_dynamic_list) ||
-        Args.hasArg(OPT_export_dynamic_symbol)) {
-      Config->ExportDynamic = true;
-      if (!Config->Shared)
-        Config->DefaultSymbolVersion = VER_NDX_LOCAL;
-    }
   }
 
   if (auto *Arg = Args.getLastArg(OPT_version_script))
diff --git a/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.cpp b/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.cpp
index 2564c677fe4e..2f90043d3baa 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.cpp
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ void SymbolTable::handleDynamicList() {
 
     for (SymbolBody *B : Syms) {
       if (!Config->Shared)
-        B->symbol()->VersionId = VER_NDX_GLOBAL;
+        B->symbol()->ExportDynamic = true;
       else if (B->symbol()->includeInDynsym())
         B->IsPreemptible = true;
     }
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/gc-sections-shared.s b/lld/test/ELF/gc-sections-shared.s
index efb21faee6bd..21738e42d860 100644
--- a/lld/test/ELF/gc-sections-shared.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/gc-sections-shared.s
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 # CHECK-NEXT:     Section: Undefined (0x0)
 # CHECK-NEXT:   }
 # CHECK-NEXT:   Symbol {
-# CHECK-NEXT:     Name: bar2
+# CHECK-NEXT:     Name: bar
 # CHECK-NEXT:     Value:
 # CHECK-NEXT:     Size:
 # CHECK-NEXT:     Binding: Global
 # CHECK-NEXT:     Type:
 # CHECK-NEXT:     Other:
-# CHECK-NEXT:     Section: Undefined
+# CHECK-NEXT:     Section: .text
 # CHECK-NEXT:   }
 # CHECK-NEXT:   Symbol {
 # CHECK-NEXT:     Name: foo
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@
 # CHECK-NEXT:     Other:
 # CHECK-NEXT:     Section: .text
 # CHECK-NEXT:   }
+# CHECK-NEXT:   Symbol {
+# CHECK-NEXT:     Name: bar2
+# CHECK-NEXT:     Value:
+# CHECK-NEXT:     Size:
+# CHECK-NEXT:     Binding: Global
+# CHECK-NEXT:     Type:
+# CHECK-NEXT:     Other:
+# CHECK-NEXT:     Section: Undefined
+# CHECK-NEXT:   }
 # CHECK-NEXT: ]
 
 # CHECK: NEEDED Shared library: [{{.*}}.so]