diff --git a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
index 1fb787a..805d50b 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@
 void LinkerScript::discard(ArrayRef<InputSectionBase *> V) {
   for (InputSectionBase *S : V) {
     S->Live = false;
-    if (S == InX::ShStrTab || S == InX::Dynamic || S == InX::DynSymTab ||
-        S == InX::DynStrTab)
+    if (S == InX::ShStrTab || S == InX::Common || S == InX::Dynamic ||
+        S == InX::DynSymTab || S == InX::DynStrTab)
       error("discarding " + S->Name + " section is not allowed");
     discard(S->DependentSections);
   }