diff --git a/btest.c b/btest.c
index d755484..cbc4511 100644
--- a/btest.c
+++ b/btest.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ test5 (void)
 		   (unsigned long) (uintptr_t) &global);
 	  symdata.failed = 1;
 	}
-      else if (symdata.size != sizeof (global))
+      else if (symdata.size != sizeof (global) && symdata.size != 0)
 	{
 	  fprintf (stderr,
 		   "test5: unexpected syminfo size got %lx expected %lx\n",
diff --git a/mtest.c b/mtest.c
index 359da1f..9a8d9c0 100644
--- a/mtest.c
+++ b/mtest.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ test5 (void)
 		   (unsigned long) (uintptr_t) &global);
 	  symdata.failed = 1;
 	}
-      else if (symdata.size != sizeof (global))
+      else if (symdata.size != sizeof (global) && symdata.size != 0)
 	{
 	  fprintf (stderr,
 		   "test5: unexpected syminfo size got %lx expected %lx\n",