diff --git a/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp b/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
index f79d400ec789..16a9e8d4cf4c 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
@@ -650,25 +650,22 @@ OutputSectionFactory<ELFT>::create(InputSectionBase<ELFT> *C,
   OutputSectionBase<ELFT> *&Sec = Map[Key];
   if (Sec)
     return {Sec, false};
-  Sec = createAux(C, Key);
-  return {Sec, true};
-}
 
-template <class ELFT>
-OutputSectionBase<ELFT> *
-OutputSectionFactory<ELFT>::createAux(InputSectionBase<ELFT> *C,
-                                      const SectionKey<ELFT::Is64Bits> &Key) {
   switch (C->SectionKind) {
   case InputSectionBase<ELFT>::Regular:
-    return new OutputSection<ELFT>(Key.Name, Key.Type, Key.Flags);
+    Sec = new OutputSection<ELFT>(Key.Name, Key.Type, Key.Flags);
+    break;
   case InputSectionBase<ELFT>::EHFrame:
-    return new EHOutputSection<ELFT>(Key.Name, Key.Type, Key.Flags);
+    Sec = new EHOutputSection<ELFT>(Key.Name, Key.Type, Key.Flags);
+    break;
   case InputSectionBase<ELFT>::Merge:
-    return new MergeOutputSection<ELFT>(Key.Name, Key.Type, Key.Flags);
+    Sec = new MergeOutputSection<ELFT>(Key.Name, Key.Type, Key.Flags);
+    break;
   case InputSectionBase<ELFT>::MipsReginfo:
-    return new MipsReginfoOutputSection<ELFT>();
+    Sec = new MipsReginfoOutputSection<ELFT>();
+    break;
   }
-  llvm_unreachable("Unknown output section type");
+  return {Sec, true};
 }
 
 template <class ELFT>