diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
index e7cc30ab07..0c234e8975 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
@@ -2394,6 +2394,16 @@ func (l *Loader) checkLinkname(pkg, name string, s Sym) {
 			if pkg == p {
 				return // pkg is allowed
 			}
+			// crypto/internal/fips140/vX.Y.Z/... is the frozen version of
+			// crypto/internal/fips140/... and is similarly allowed.
+			if strings.HasPrefix(pkg, "crypto/internal/fips140/v") {
+				parts := strings.Split(pkg, "/")
+				parts = append(parts[:3], parts[4:]...)
+				pkg := strings.Join(parts, "/")
+				if pkg == p {
+					return
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		error()
 	}