diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/WinCOFFObjectWriter.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/WinCOFFObjectWriter.cpp
index 9ffecd9..f63d491 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/WinCOFFObjectWriter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/WinCOFFObjectWriter.cpp
@@ -1020,22 +1020,28 @@
       continue;
 
     const MCSectionCOFF &MCSec = *Section->MCSection;
+    const MCSymbol *AssocMCSym = MCSec.getCOMDATSymbol();
+    assert(AssocMCSym);
 
-    const MCSymbol *COMDAT = MCSec.getCOMDATSymbol();
-    assert(COMDAT);
-    COFFSymbol *COMDATSymbol = GetOrCreateCOFFSymbol(COMDAT);
-    assert(COMDATSymbol);
-    COFFSection *Assoc = COMDATSymbol->Section;
-    if (!Assoc)
-      report_fatal_error(
-          Twine("Missing associated COMDAT section for section ") +
-          MCSec.getSectionName());
+    // It's an error to try to associate with an undefined symbol or a symbol
+    // without a section.
+    if (!AssocMCSym->isInSection()) {
+      Asm.getContext().reportError(
+          SMLoc(), Twine("cannot make section ") + MCSec.getSectionName() +
+                       Twine(" associative with sectionless symbol ") +
+                       AssocMCSym->getName());
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const auto *AssocMCSec = cast<MCSectionCOFF>(&AssocMCSym->getSection());
+    assert(SectionMap.count(AssocMCSec));
+    COFFSection *AssocSec = SectionMap[AssocMCSec];
 
     // Skip this section if the associated section is unused.
-    if (Assoc->Number == -1)
+    if (AssocSec->Number == -1)
       continue;
 
-    Section->Symbol->Aux[0].Aux.SectionDefinition.Number = Assoc->Number;
+    Section->Symbol->Aux[0].Aux.SectionDefinition.Number = AssocSec->Number;
   }
 
   assignFileOffsets(Asm, Layout);