diff --git a/src/link/Elf.zig b/src/link/Elf.zig
index 41fe3de0e9174bf7c55800aa05822f7cf86cbbab..2d6bade67de7f33a3365d5b23ec07144c805070d 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf.zig
@@ -3367,58 +3367,6 @@ fn resetShdrIndexes(self: *Elf, backlinks: []const u32) void {
         }
     }
 
-    if (self.symtab_section_index) |index| {
-        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
-        shdr.sh_link = self.strtab_section_index.?;
-    }
-
-    if (self.dynamic_section_index) |index| {
-        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
-        shdr.sh_link = self.dynstrtab_section_index.?;
-    }
-
-    if (self.dynsymtab_section_index) |index| {
-        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
-        shdr.sh_link = self.dynstrtab_section_index.?;
-    }
-
-    if (self.hash_section_index) |index| {
-        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
-        shdr.sh_link = self.dynsymtab_section_index.?;
-    }
-
-    if (self.gnu_hash_section_index) |index| {
-        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
-        shdr.sh_link = self.dynsymtab_section_index.?;
-    }
-
-    if (self.versym_section_index) |index| {
-        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
-        shdr.sh_link = self.dynsymtab_section_index.?;
-    }
-
-    if (self.verneed_section_index) |index| {
-        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
-        shdr.sh_link = self.dynstrtab_section_index.?;
-    }
-
-    if (self.rela_dyn_section_index) |index| {
-        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
-        shdr.sh_link = self.dynsymtab_section_index orelse 0;
-    }
-
-    if (self.rela_plt_section_index) |index| {
-        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
-        shdr.sh_link = self.dynsymtab_section_index.?;
-        shdr.sh_info = self.plt_section_index.?;
-    }
-
-    if (self.eh_frame_rela_section_index) |index| {
-        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
-        shdr.sh_link = self.symtab_section_index.?;
-        shdr.sh_info = self.eh_frame_section_index.?;
-    }
-
     for (self.merge_sections.items) |*msec| {
         msec.output_section_index = backlinks[msec.output_section_index];
     }
@@ -3440,6 +3388,58 @@ fn resetShdrIndexes(self: *Elf, backlinks: []const u32) void {
     for (self.comdat_group_sections.items) |*cg| {
         cg.shndx = backlinks[cg.shndx];
     }
+
+    if (self.symtab_section_index) |index| {
+        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
+        shdr.sh_link = self.strtab_section_index.?;
+    }
+
+    if (self.dynamic_section_index) |index| {
+        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
+        shdr.sh_link = self.dynstrtab_section_index.?;
+    }
+
+    if (self.dynsymtab_section_index) |index| {
+        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
+        shdr.sh_link = self.dynstrtab_section_index.?;
+    }
+
+    if (self.hash_section_index) |index| {
+        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
+        shdr.sh_link = self.dynsymtab_section_index.?;
+    }
+
+    if (self.gnu_hash_section_index) |index| {
+        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
+        shdr.sh_link = self.dynsymtab_section_index.?;
+    }
+
+    if (self.versym_section_index) |index| {
+        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
+        shdr.sh_link = self.dynsymtab_section_index.?;
+    }
+
+    if (self.verneed_section_index) |index| {
+        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
+        shdr.sh_link = self.dynstrtab_section_index.?;
+    }
+
+    if (self.rela_dyn_section_index) |index| {
+        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
+        shdr.sh_link = self.dynsymtab_section_index orelse 0;
+    }
+
+    if (self.rela_plt_section_index) |index| {
+        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
+        shdr.sh_link = self.dynsymtab_section_index.?;
+        shdr.sh_info = self.plt_section_index.?;
+    }
+
+    if (self.eh_frame_rela_section_index) |index| {
+        const shdr = &self.sections.items(.shdr)[index];
+        shdr.sh_link = self.symtab_section_index.?;
+        shdr.sh_info = self.eh_frame_section_index.?;
+    }
 }
 
 fn updateSectionSizes(self: *Elf) !void {