diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-ld/llvm-ld.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-ld/llvm-ld.cpp
index 2b9d255..5828c3a 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-ld/llvm-ld.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-ld/llvm-ld.cpp
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
   sys::PrintStackTraceOnErrorSignal();
   PrettyStackTraceProgram X(argc, argv);
 
-  LLVMContext Context;
+  LLVMContext &Context = getGlobalContext();
   llvm_shutdown_obj Y;  // Call llvm_shutdown() on exit.
   try {
     // Initial global variable above for convenience printing of program name.