diff --git a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
index 48ad826926f9..d7da4a238175 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -428,8 +428,7 @@ void LinkerScript::addOrphanSections(OutputSectionFactory &Factory) {
     });
     if (I == End) {
       Factory.addInputSec(S, Name);
-      OutputSection *Sec = S->getOutputSection();
-      assert(Sec->SectionIndex == INT_MAX);
+      assert(S->getOutputSection()->SectionIndex == INT_MAX);
     } else {
       OutputSection *Sec = cast<OutputSection>(*I);
       Factory.addInputSec(S, Name, Sec);