diff --git a/lld/ELF/InputFiles.cpp b/lld/ELF/InputFiles.cpp
index 2d90beb..da2e30c 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/InputFiles.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/InputFiles.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,10 @@
     return nullptr;
   if (Index >= Sections.size() || !Sections[Index])
     fatal("Invalid section index");
-  return Sections[Index];
+  InputSectionBase<ELFT> *S = Sections[Index];
+  if (S == InputSectionBase<ELFT>::Discarded)
+    return S;
+  return S->Repl;
 }
 
 template <class ELFT>