diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp
index 9252621..e925bc2 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@
     unsigned StringTableIndex;
     // This holds the .symtab section index.
     unsigned SymbolTableIndex;
-    // This holds the .symtab_shndx section index.
-    unsigned SymtabShndxSectionIndex = 0;
 
     // Sections in the order they are to be output in the section table.
     std::vector<const MCSectionELF *> SectionTable;
@@ -144,7 +142,6 @@
       Renames.clear();
       Relocations.clear();
       StrTabBuilder.clear();
-      SymtabShndxSectionIndex = 0;
       SectionTable.clear();
       MCObjectWriter::reset();
     }
@@ -867,6 +864,9 @@
       ExternalSymbolData.push_back(MSD);
   }
 
+  // This holds the .symtab_shndx section index.
+  unsigned SymtabShndxSectionIndex = 0;
+
   if (HasLargeSectionIndex) {
     MCSectionELF *SymtabShndxSection =
         Ctx.getELFSection(".symtab_shndxr", ELF::SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX, 0, 4, "");