diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index 3f898ba..ff2a7e6 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -863,11 +863,8 @@
     }
   }
 
-  // If not found - use dlsym_handle_lookup for caller's
-  // local_group unless it is part of the global group in which
-  // case we already did it.
-  if (s == nullptr && caller != nullptr &&
-      (caller->get_rtld_flags() & RTLD_GLOBAL) == 0) {
+  // If not found - use dlsym_handle_lookup for caller's local_group
+  if (s == nullptr && caller != nullptr) {
     soinfo* local_group_root = caller->get_local_group_root();
 
     return dlsym_handle_lookup(local_group_root->get_primary_namespace(),
diff --git a/tests/dlfcn_test.cpp b/tests/dlfcn_test.cpp
index fb05cd3..c40a35b 100644
--- a/tests/dlfcn_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/dlfcn_test.cpp
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@
 
 // Check that RTLD_NEXT of a libc symbol works in dlopened library
 TEST(dlfcn, rtld_next_from_library) {
-  void* library_with_fclose = dlopen("libtest_check_rtld_next_from_library.so", RTLD_NOW);
+  void* library_with_fclose = dlopen("libtest_check_rtld_next_from_library.so", RTLD_NOW | RTLD_GLOBAL);
   ASSERT_TRUE(library_with_fclose != nullptr) << dlerror();
   void* expected_addr = dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, "fclose");
   ASSERT_TRUE(expected_addr != nullptr) << dlerror();