diff --git a/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp b/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
index 3defdc7d41f3..62c0b49ac017 100644
--- a/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
@@ -630,8 +630,8 @@ static void parseModuleDefs(StringRef Path) {
     // it shouldn't be a normal exported function but a forward to another
     // DLL instead. This is supported by both MS and GNU linkers.
     if (E1.ExtName != E1.Name && StringRef(E1.Name).contains('.')) {
-      E2.Name = E1.ExtName;
-      E2.ForwardTo = E1.Name;
+      E2.Name = Saver.save(E1.ExtName);
+      E2.ForwardTo = Saver.save(E1.Name);
       Config->Exports.push_back(E2);
       continue;
     }