diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index 633453ae2b2..425b7b78653 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -14500,8 +14500,8 @@ get_symbol_version_string (Filedata *filedata,
   *sym_info = (vers_data & VERSYM_HIDDEN) != 0 ? symbol_hidden : symbol_public;
   max_vd_ndx = 0;
 
-  /* Return the empty string for the base version.  */
-  if ((vers_data & VERSYM_VERSION) == VERSYM_BASE)
+  /* Return the empty string for the hidden base version.  */
+  if (vers_data == (VERSYM_HIDDEN | VERSYM_BASE))
     return "";
 
   /* Usually we'd only see verdef for defined symbols, and verneed for
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr33599.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr33599.d
index 9a06427aca2..f3aee6eb114 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr33599.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr33599.d
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Symbol table '\.dynsym' contains [0-9]+ entries:
 #...
- +[0-9]+: +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +OBJECT +GLOBAL +DEFAULT +[0-9]+ +bar@@
+ +[0-9]+: +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +OBJECT +GLOBAL +DEFAULT +[0-9]+ +bar
 #...
  +[0-9]+: +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +OBJECT +GLOBAL +DEFAULT +[0-9]+ +foo@
 #pass