diff --git a/src/linker/lnk.c b/src/linker/lnk.c
index eb839f1e..59213926 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk.c
@@ -2271,6 +2271,14 @@ lnk_link_image(TP_Context *tp, TP_Arena *arena, LNK_Config *config, LNK_Inputer
   //
   lnk_replace_weak_with_default_symbols(tp, symtab);
 
+  //
+  // assign COMDAT leaders
+  //
+  {
+    LNK_Obj **objs = lnk_array_from_obj_list(scratch.arena, link->objs);
+    lnk_assign_comdat_symlinks(tp, arena, symtab, link->objs.count, objs);
+  }
+
   //
   // was entry point resolved?
   //
diff --git a/src/linker/lnk_obj.c b/src/linker/lnk_obj.c
index c3144acf..68b5ae4c 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk_obj.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk_obj.c
@@ -502,13 +502,21 @@ THREAD_POOL_TASK_FUNC(lnk_assign_comdat_symlinks_task)
   obj->symlinks = lnk_symlinks_from_obj(arena, task->symtab, obj);
 }
 
+internal void
+lnk_assign_comdat_symlinks(TP_Context *tp, TP_Arena *arena, LNK_SymbolTable *symtab, U64 objs_count, LNK_Obj **objs)
+{
+  ProfBeginFunction();
+  LNK_InputCoffSymbolTable task = { .symtab = symtab, .objs = objs };
+  tp_for_parallel(tp, arena, objs_count, lnk_assign_comdat_symlinks_task, &task);
+  ProfEnd();
+}
+
 internal void
 lnk_push_obj_symbols(TP_Context *tp, TP_Arena *arena, LNK_SymbolTable *symtab, U64 objs_count, LNK_Obj **objs)
 {
   ProfBeginFunction();
   LNK_InputCoffSymbolTable task = { .symtab = symtab, .objs = objs };
   tp_for_parallel(tp, arena, objs_count, lnk_input_coff_symbol_table, &task);
-  tp_for_parallel(tp, arena, objs_count, lnk_assign_comdat_symlinks_task, &task);
   ProfEnd();
 }