diff --git a/src/linker/lnk.c b/src/linker/lnk.c
index a2d2e1ab..0a2621ee 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk.c
@@ -1665,8 +1665,11 @@ lnk_build_link_context(TP_Context *tp, TP_Arena *tp_arena, LNK_Config *config)
       case State_InputDelayLoadDlls: {
         ProfBegin("Input Delay Load Dlls");
 
+        // skip input delay load dlls
         for (; *last_delay_load_dll; last_delay_load_dll = &(*last_delay_load_dll)->next);
 
+        // establish delay load helper name
+        config->delay_load_helper_name = mscrt_delay_load_helper_name_from_machine(config->machine);
         // TODO: config_refactor
         String8List value_strings = {0};
         str8_list_push(scratch.arena, &value_strings, config->delay_load_helper_name);
diff --git a/src/linker/lnk_config.c b/src/linker/lnk_config.c
index b11430fe..78799391 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk_config.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk_config.c
@@ -2006,6 +2006,7 @@ lnk_config_from_cmd_line(Arena *arena, String8List raw_cmd_line, LNK_CmdLine cmd
   config->export_ht                 = hash_table_init(arena, max_U16/2);
   config->alt_name_ht               = hash_table_init(arena, 0x100);
   config->include_symbol_ht         = hash_table_init(arena, 0x100);
+  config->delay_load_ht             = hash_table_init(arena, 0x100);
 
   // process command line switches
   for (LNK_CmdOption *cmd = cmd_line.first_option; cmd != 0; cmd = cmd->next) {