diff --git a/libtcc.c b/libtcc.c
index a24ef2d..05abaef 100644
--- a/libtcc.c
+++ b/libtcc.c
@@ -508,6 +508,9 @@ ST_FUNC void put_extern_sym2(Sym *sym, Section *section,
             if (sym->type.t & VT_IMPORT)
                 other |= 4;
         }
+#else
+        if (! (sym->type.t & VT_STATIC))
+	    other = (sym->type.t & VT_VIS_MASK) >> VT_VIS_SHIFT;
 #endif
         if (tcc_state->leading_underscore && can_add_underscore) {
             buf1[0] = '_';
diff --git a/tccasm.c b/tccasm.c
index 1c6a65d..38efe1c 100644
--- a/tccasm.c
+++ b/tccasm.c
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ static void asm_parse_directive(TCCState *s1)
     case TOK_ASM_globl:
     case TOK_ASM_global:
     case TOK_ASM_weak:
+    case TOK_ASM_hidden:
     tok1 = tok;
 	do { 
             Sym *sym;
@@ -493,9 +494,12 @@ static void asm_parse_directive(TCCState *s1)
                 sym = label_push(&s1->asm_labels, tok, 0);
                 sym->type.t = VT_VOID;
             }
-            sym->type.t &= ~VT_STATIC;
+	    if (tok1 != TOK_ASM_hidden)
+                sym->type.t &= ~VT_STATIC;
             if (tok1 == TOK_ASM_weak)
                 sym->type.t |= VT_WEAK;
+	    else if (tok1 == TOK_ASM_hidden)
+	        sym->type.t |= STV_HIDDEN << VT_VIS_SHIFT;
             next();
 	} while (tok == ',');
 	break;
@@ -588,12 +592,12 @@ static void asm_parse_directive(TCCState *s1)
                 tcc_error("label not found: %s", get_tok_str(tok, NULL));
             }
 
-            next();
-            skip(',');
             /* XXX .size name,label2-label1 */
             if (s1->warn_unsupported)
                 tcc_warning("ignoring .size %s,*", get_tok_str(tok, NULL));
 
+            next();
+            skip(',');
             while (tok != '\n' && tok != CH_EOF) {
                 next();
             }
@@ -622,7 +626,7 @@ static void asm_parse_directive(TCCState *s1)
             }
 
             if (!strcmp(newtype, "function") || !strcmp(newtype, "STT_FUNC")) {
-                sym->type.t = VT_FUNC;
+                sym->type.t = (sym->type.t & ~VT_BTYPE) | VT_FUNC;
             }
             else if (s1->warn_unsupported)
                 tcc_warning("change type of '%s' from 0x%x to '%s' ignored", 
diff --git a/tcctok.h b/tcctok.h
index d8c0344..735ccdd 100644
--- a/tcctok.h
+++ b/tcctok.h
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@
  DEF_ASM(file)
  DEF_ASM(globl)
  DEF_ASM(global)
+ DEF_ASM(hidden)
  DEF_ASM(ident)
  DEF_ASM(size)
  DEF_ASM(type)