diff --git a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
index 5ebb9f3b3d8f..798f1947ba43 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ LinkerScript *elf::Script;
 
 uint64_t ExprValue::getValue() const {
   if (Sec) {
-    if (Sec->getOutputSection())
-      return alignTo(Sec->getOffset(Val) + Sec->getOutputSection()->Addr,
-                     Alignment);
+    if (OutputSection *OS = Sec->getOutputSection())
+      return alignTo(Sec->getOffset(Val) + OS->Addr, Alignment);
     error("unable to evaluate expression: input section " + Sec->Name +
           " has no output section assigned");
   }