diff --git a/lld/ELF/InputSection.cpp b/lld/ELF/InputSection.cpp
index 608607918efa..ad817801b03e 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/InputSection.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/InputSection.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void InputSectionBase<ELFT>::relocate(uint8_t *Buf, uint8_t *BufEnd,
         SymVA = Body->getGotVA<ELFT>();
       if (Body->IsTls)
         Type = Target->getTlsGotRel(Type);
-    } else if (!Target->needsCopyRel(Type, *Body) &&
+    } else if (!Target->needsCopyRel<ELFT>(Type, *Body) &&
                isa<SharedSymbol<ELFT>>(*Body)) {
       continue;
     } else if (Target->isTlsDynRel(Type, *Body)) {
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Target.cpp b/lld/ELF/Target.cpp
index 1c5c57dd8ae9..01baba91d444 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Target.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Target.cpp
@@ -275,25 +275,9 @@ template <typename ELFT> static bool mayNeedCopy(const SymbolBody &S) {
   return SS->Sym.getType() == STT_OBJECT;
 }
 
+template <class ELFT>
 bool TargetInfo::needsCopyRel(uint32_t Type, const SymbolBody &S) const {
-  bool MayNeed;
-  switch (Config->EKind) {
-  case ELF32LEKind:
-    MayNeed = mayNeedCopy<ELF32LE>(S);
-    break;
-  case ELF64LEKind:
-    MayNeed = mayNeedCopy<ELF64LE>(S);
-    break;
-  case ELF32BEKind:
-    MayNeed = mayNeedCopy<ELF32BE>(S);
-    break;
-  case ELF64BEKind:
-    MayNeed = mayNeedCopy<ELF64BE>(S);
-    break;
-  default:
-    llvm_unreachable("Invalid ELF kind");
-  }
-  return MayNeed && needsCopyRelImpl(Type);
+  return mayNeedCopy<ELFT>(S) && needsCopyRelImpl(Type);
 }
 
 bool TargetInfo::isTlsDynRel(unsigned Type, const SymbolBody &S) const {
@@ -725,7 +709,7 @@ bool X86_64TargetInfo::isTlsDynRel(unsigned Type, const SymbolBody &S) const {
 
 TargetInfo::PltNeed X86_64TargetInfo::needsPlt(uint32_t Type,
                                                const SymbolBody &S) const {
-  if (needsCopyRel(Type, S))
+  if (needsCopyRel<ELF64LE>(Type, S))
     return Plt_No;
   if (isGnuIFunc<ELF64LE>(S))
     return Plt_Explicit;
@@ -1714,7 +1698,7 @@ bool MipsTargetInfo<ELFT>::needsGot(uint32_t Type, SymbolBody &S) const {
 template <class ELFT>
 TargetInfo::PltNeed MipsTargetInfo<ELFT>::needsPlt(uint32_t Type,
                                                    const SymbolBody &S) const {
-  if (needsCopyRel(Type, S))
+  if (needsCopyRel<ELFT>(Type, S))
     return Plt_No;
   if (Type == R_MIPS_26 && canBePreempted(&S, false))
     return Plt_Explicit;
@@ -1859,5 +1843,14 @@ template uint32_t getMipsGpAddr<ELF32LE>();
 template uint32_t getMipsGpAddr<ELF32BE>();
 template uint64_t getMipsGpAddr<ELF64LE>();
 template uint64_t getMipsGpAddr<ELF64BE>();
+
+template bool TargetInfo::needsCopyRel<ELF32LE>(uint32_t,
+                                                const SymbolBody &) const;
+template bool TargetInfo::needsCopyRel<ELF32BE>(uint32_t,
+                                                const SymbolBody &) const;
+template bool TargetInfo::needsCopyRel<ELF64LE>(uint32_t,
+                                                const SymbolBody &) const;
+template bool TargetInfo::needsCopyRel<ELF64BE>(uint32_t,
+                                                const SymbolBody &) const;
 }
 }
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Target.h b/lld/ELF/Target.h
index 4af596cb3469..92f3e2269eb2 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Target.h
+++ b/lld/ELF/Target.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public:
                            uint8_t *PairedLoc = nullptr) const = 0;
   virtual bool isGotRelative(uint32_t Type) const;
   virtual bool canRelaxTls(unsigned Type, const SymbolBody *S) const;
+  template <class ELFT>
   bool needsCopyRel(uint32_t Type, const SymbolBody &S) const;
   virtual unsigned relaxTls(uint8_t *Loc, uint8_t *BufEnd, uint32_t Type,
                             uint64_t P, uint64_t SA, const SymbolBody *S) const;
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp b/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
index 52741b1cf465..ab844d368e1f 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void Writer<ELFT>::scanRelocs(
     if (auto *B = dyn_cast_or_null<SharedSymbol<ELFT>>(Body)) {
       if (B->needsCopy())
         continue;
-      if (Target->needsCopyRel(Type, *B)) {
+      if (Target->needsCopyRel<ELFT>(Type, *B)) {
         B->NeedsCopyOrPltAddr = true;
         Out<ELFT>::RelaDyn->addReloc(
             {Target->CopyRel, DynamicReloc<ELFT>::Off_Bss, B});