diff --git a/include/swift/IRGen/Linking.h b/include/swift/IRGen/Linking.h
index e9673973b5163..fe8a53a4b05d6 100644
--- a/include/swift/IRGen/Linking.h
+++ b/include/swift/IRGen/Linking.h
@@ -1850,6 +1850,16 @@ class LinkEntity {
   bool isTypeKind() const { return isTypeKind(getKind()); }
 
   bool isAlwaysSharedLinkage() const;
+
+  /// Partial apply forwarders always need real private linkage,
+  /// to ensure the correct implementation is used in case of
+  /// colliding symbols.
+  bool privateMeansPrivate() const {
+    return getKind() == Kind::PartialApplyForwarder ||
+           getKind() == Kind::PartialApplyForwarderAsyncFunctionPointer ||
+           getKind() == Kind::PartialApplyForwarderCoroFunctionPointer;
+  }
+
 #undef LINKENTITY_GET_FIELD
 #undef LINKENTITY_SET_FIELD
 
diff --git a/lib/IRGen/GenDecl.cpp b/lib/IRGen/GenDecl.cpp
index 4fd5cc0827a91..55913922b4f9c 100644
--- a/lib/IRGen/GenDecl.cpp
+++ b/lib/IRGen/GenDecl.cpp
@@ -2242,10 +2242,10 @@ void IRGenerator::emitEntryPointInfo() {
   IGM.addUsedGlobal(var);
 }
 
-static IRLinkage
-getIRLinkage(StringRef name, const UniversalLinkageInfo &info,
-             SILLinkage linkage, ForDefinition_t isDefinition,
-             bool isWeakImported, bool isKnownLocal = false) {
+static IRLinkage getIRLinkage(StringRef name, const UniversalLinkageInfo &info,
+                              SILLinkage linkage, ForDefinition_t isDefinition,
+                              bool isWeakImported, bool isKnownLocal,
+                              bool privateMeansPrivate) {
 #define RESULT(LINKAGE, VISIBILITY, DLL_STORAGE)                               \
   IRLinkage{llvm::GlobalValue::LINKAGE##Linkage,                               \
             llvm::GlobalValue::VISIBILITY##Visibility,                         \
@@ -2302,12 +2302,14 @@ getIRLinkage(StringRef name, const UniversalLinkageInfo &info,
   case SILLinkage::Private: {
     if (info.forcePublicDecls() && !isDefinition)
       return getIRLinkage(name, info, SILLinkage::PublicExternal, isDefinition,
-                          isWeakImported, isKnownLocal);
-
-    auto linkage = info.needLinkerToMergeDuplicateSymbols()
-                       ? llvm::GlobalValue::LinkOnceODRLinkage
-                       : llvm::GlobalValue::InternalLinkage;
-    auto visibility = info.shouldAllPrivateDeclsBeVisibleFromOtherFiles()
+                          isWeakImported, isKnownLocal, privateMeansPrivate);
+
+    auto linkage =
+        info.needLinkerToMergeDuplicateSymbols() && !privateMeansPrivate
+            ? llvm::GlobalValue::LinkOnceODRLinkage
+            : llvm::GlobalValue::InternalLinkage;
+    auto visibility = info.shouldAllPrivateDeclsBeVisibleFromOtherFiles() &&
+                              !privateMeansPrivate
                           ? llvm::GlobalValue::HiddenVisibility
                           : llvm::GlobalValue::DefaultVisibility;
     return {linkage, visibility, llvm::GlobalValue::DefaultStorageClass};
@@ -2358,7 +2360,7 @@ void irgen::updateLinkageForDefinition(IRGenModule &IGM,
   auto IRL =
       getIRLinkage(global->hasName() ? global->getName() : StringRef(),
                    linkInfo, entity.getLinkage(ForDefinition), ForDefinition,
-                   weakImported, isKnownLocal);
+                   weakImported, isKnownLocal, entity.privateMeansPrivate());
   ApplyIRLinkage(IRL).to(global);
 
   LinkInfo link = LinkInfo::get(IGM, entity, ForDefinition);
@@ -2409,9 +2411,9 @@ LinkInfo LinkInfo::get(const UniversalLinkageInfo &linkInfo,
   }
 
   bool weakImported = entity.isWeakImported(swiftModule);
-  result.IRL = getIRLinkage(result.Name, linkInfo,
-                            entity.getLinkage(isDefinition), isDefinition,
-                            weakImported, isKnownLocal);
+  result.IRL = getIRLinkage(
+      result.Name, linkInfo, entity.getLinkage(isDefinition), isDefinition,
+      weakImported, isKnownLocal, entity.privateMeansPrivate());
   result.ForDefinition = isDefinition;
   return result;
 }
@@ -2422,7 +2424,8 @@ LinkInfo LinkInfo::get(const UniversalLinkageInfo &linkInfo, StringRef name,
   LinkInfo result;
   result.Name += name;
   result.IRL = getIRLinkage(name, linkInfo, linkage, isDefinition,
-                            isWeakImported, linkInfo.Internalize);
+                            isWeakImported, linkInfo.Internalize,
+                            /*privateMeansPrivate=*/false);
   result.ForDefinition = isDefinition;
   return result;
 }
diff --git a/test/IRGen/async/partial_apply_forwarder.sil b/test/IRGen/async/partial_apply_forwarder.sil
index 672a733ae157e..c0022e129befa 100644
--- a/test/IRGen/async/partial_apply_forwarder.sil
+++ b/test/IRGen/async/partial_apply_forwarder.sil
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ entry(%e : $EmptyType, %b : $WeakBox<τ_0_0>):
   unreachable
 }
 
+// CHECK-DAG: @"$s7takingQTATu" = internal
+// CHECK-DAG: @"$s11takingQAndSTATu" = internal
+// CHECK-DAG: @"$s13inner_closureTATu" = internal
+// CHECK-DAG: @"$s15returns_closureTATu" = internal
+
 // CHECK-LABEL: define{{( dllexport)?}}{{( protected)?}} swift{{(tail)?}}cc void @bind_polymorphic_param_from_context(
 // CHECK-LABEL: define internal swift{{(tail)?}}cc void @"$s7takingQTA"(
 sil public @bind_polymorphic_param_from_context : $@async @convention(thin) <τ_0_1>(@in τ_0_1) -> @owned @async @callee_guaranteed () -> () {