diff --git a/libclc/utils/libclc-remangler/LibclcRemangler.cpp b/libclc/utils/libclc-remangler/LibclcRemangler.cpp
index 526e07ec0164f..440a84619cd96 100644
--- a/libclc/utils/libclc-remangler/LibclcRemangler.cpp
+++ b/libclc/utils/libclc-remangler/LibclcRemangler.cpp
@@ -883,6 +883,9 @@ class LibCLCRemangler : public ASTConsumer {
   }
 
   bool remangleFunction(Function &Func, llvm::Module *M) {
+    if (Func.hasLocalLinkage())
+      return true;
+
     if (!Func.getName().starts_with("_Z"))
       return true;