diff --git a/src/link/output.cpp b/src/link/output.cpp
index dab2fd88..09f453b2 100644
--- a/src/link/output.cpp
+++ b/src/link/output.cpp
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ static void printSymName(char const *name) {
 
 // Comparator function for `std::stable_sort` to sort symbols
 // Symbols are ordered by address, then by parentage
-static int compareSymbols(SortedSymbol const &sym1, SortedSymbol const &sym2) {
+static bool compareSymbols(SortedSymbol const &sym1, SortedSymbol const &sym2) {
 	if (sym1.addr != sym2.addr)
-		return sym1.addr < sym2.addr ? -1 : 1;
+		return sym1.addr < sym2.addr;
 
 	std::string const &sym1_name = sym1.sym->name;
 	std::string const &sym2_name = sym2.sym->name;
@@ -299,14 +299,14 @@ static int compareSymbols(SortedSymbol const &sym1, SortedSymbol const &sym2) {
 
 		// Sort parent labels before their child local labels
 		if (sym2_name.starts_with(sym1_name) && sym2_name[sym1_len] == '.')
-			return -1;
+			return true;
 		if (sym1_name.starts_with(sym2_name) && sym1_name[sym2_len] == '.')
-			return 1;
+			return false;
 		// Sort local labels before unrelated global labels
-		return sym1_local ? -1 : 1;
+		return sym1_local;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return false;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/test/link/symbols/a.asm b/test/link/symbols/a.asm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2dd0da36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/link/symbols/a.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+SECTION "alpha", ROM0
+Alpha::
+	db 1, 2, 3
+End:
+
+SECTION "a", WRAM0
+wAlpha::
+	ds 3
+.End::
+
+SECTION UNION "U", WRAM0
+wStart:
+	.word1: dw
+	.word2: dw
+wEnd:
diff --git a/test/link/symbols/b.asm b/test/link/symbols/b.asm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eeb0e7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/link/symbols/b.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+SECTION "beta", ROM0
+Beta::
+	db 4, 5, 6
+End:
+
+SECTION "b", WRAM0
+wBeta::
+	ds 3
+.End::
+
+SECTION UNION "U", WRAM0
+wStart:
+	.long1: dl
+wEnd:
diff --git a/test/link/symbols/out.err b/test/link/symbols/out.err
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/link/symbols/ref.out.bin b/test/link/symbols/ref.out.bin
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c644bc3
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/link/symbols/ref.out.bin differ
diff --git a/test/link/symbols/ref.out.sym b/test/link/symbols/ref.out.sym
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a0cfd96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/link/symbols/ref.out.sym
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+; File generated by rgblink
+00:0000 Beta
+00:0003 End
+00:0003 Alpha
+00:0006 End
+00:c000 wStart
+00:c000 wStart
+00:c000 wStart.long1
+00:c000 wStart.word1
+00:c002 wStart.word2
+00:c004 wEnd
+00:c004 wEnd
+00:c004 wBeta
+00:c007 wBeta.End
+00:c007 wAlpha
+00:c00a wAlpha.End
diff --git a/test/link/test.sh b/test/link/test.sh
index b9736c59..bdc15586 100755
--- a/test/link/test.sh
+++ b/test/link/test.sh
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ otemp="$(mktemp)"
 gbtemp="$(mktemp)"
 gbtemp2="$(mktemp)"
 outtemp="$(mktemp)"
+outtemp2="$(mktemp)"
 tests=0
 failed=0
 rc=0
 
 # Immediate expansion is the desired behavior.
 # shellcheck disable=SC2064
-trap "rm -f ${otemp@Q} ${gbtemp@Q} ${gbtemp2@Q} ${outtemp@Q}" EXIT
+trap "rm -f ${otemp@Q} ${gbtemp@Q} ${gbtemp2@Q} ${outtemp@Q} ${outtemp2@Q}" EXIT
 
 bold="$(tput bold)"
 resbold="$(tput sgr0)"
@@ -276,6 +277,17 @@ for i in section-union/*.asm; do
 	evaluateTest
 done
 
+test="symbols"
+startTest
+"$RGBASM" -o "$otemp" "$test"/a.asm
+"$RGBASM" -o "$gbtemp2" "$test"/b.asm
+continueTest
+rgblinkQuiet -o "$gbtemp" -n "$outtemp2" "$gbtemp2" "$otemp" 2>"$outtemp"
+tryDiff "$test"/out.err "$outtemp"
+tryDiff "$test"/ref.out.sym "$outtemp2"
+tryCmpRom "$test"/ref.out.bin
+evaluateTest
+
 if [[ "$failed" -eq 0 ]]; then
 	echo "${bold}${green}All ${tests} tests passed!${rescolors}${resbold}"
 else