diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
index 4041bfaa24cf0..807a064ae8b4f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
@@ -881,8 +881,8 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
                 if !symbols.is_empty() {
                     writeln!(f, "  global:")?;
                     for (sym, _) in symbols {
-                        debug!("    {sym};");
-                        writeln!(f, "    {sym};")?;
+                        debug!("    \"{sym}\";");
+                        writeln!(f, "    \"{sym}\";")?;
                     }
                 }
                 writeln!(f, "\n  local:\n    *;\n}};")?;
diff --git a/tests/run-make/export-quoted-symbols-version-script/lib.rs b/tests/run-make/export-quoted-symbols-version-script/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b20d67eb521b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-make/export-quoted-symbols-version-script/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#![crate_type = "cdylib"]
+
+#[unsafe(export_name = "some$foo::bar$thing/path.rs:42")]
+pub extern "C" fn exported_symbol_with_version_script_special_characters() {}
diff --git a/tests/run-make/export-quoted-symbols-version-script/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/export-quoted-symbols-version-script/rmake.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fea833c97a41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-make/export-quoted-symbols-version-script/rmake.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//@ only-linux
+//@ needs-crate-type: cdylib
+
+extern crate run_make_support;
+
+use run_make_support::object::Object;
+use run_make_support::{dynamic_lib_name, object, rfs, rustc};
+
+const EXPORTED_SYMBOL: &[u8] = b"some$foo::bar$thing/path.rs:42";
+
+fn main() {
+    rustc().input("lib.rs").run();
+
+    let contents = rfs::read(dynamic_lib_name("lib"));
+    let object = object::File::parse(contents.as_slice()).unwrap();
+    let matching_exports =
+        object.exports().unwrap().iter().filter(|x| x.name() == EXPORTED_SYMBOL).count();
+    assert_eq!(matching_exports, 1);
+}