--- ld64-97.17-64.bak/src/ld/MachOWriterExecutable.hpp	2025-02-15 15:28:03.000000000 -0600
+++ ld64-97.17/src/ld/MachOWriterExecutable.hpp	2025-03-06 22:12:06.000000000 -0600
@@ -7436,11 +7436,22 @@
 	const int64_t picbase_twoGigLimit = 0x80000000;
 
 	if ( ref->getTargetBinding() != ObjectFile::Reference::kDontBind ) {
-		targetAddr = ref->getTarget().getAddress() + ref->getTargetOffset();
-		if ( finalLinkedImage )
-			relocateableExternal = (relocationNeededInFinalLinkedImage(ref->getTarget()) == kRelocExternal);
-		else
-			relocateableExternal = this->makesExternalRelocatableReference(ref->getTarget());	
+		switch ( (typename A::ReferenceKinds)(ref->getKind()) ) {
+			case A::kNoFixUp:
+			case A::kFollowOn:
+			case A::kGroupSubordinate:
+			case A::kDtraceTypeReference:
+			case A::kDtraceProbe:
+				/* Skip the next steps where the variable is not used. */
+				break;
+			default:
+				targetAddr = ref->getTarget().getAddress() + ref->getTargetOffset();
+				if ( finalLinkedImage )
+					relocateableExternal = (relocationNeededInFinalLinkedImage(ref->getTarget()) == kRelocExternal);
+				else
+					relocateableExternal = this->makesExternalRelocatableReference(ref->getTarget());	
+				break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	switch ( (typename A::ReferenceKinds)(ref->getKind()) ) {