diff --git a/src/linker/lnk.c b/src/linker/lnk.c
index c79ffba9..85eaa243 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk.c
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ lnk_obj_from_res_file_list(TP_Context       *tp,
                            String8           obj_name)
 {
   ProfBeginFunction();
-  Temp scratch = scratch_begin(0,0);
+  Temp scratch = scratch_begin(&arena,1);
   
   Assert(res_data_list.node_count == res_path_list.node_count);
   
diff --git a/src/linker/lnk_config.c b/src/linker/lnk_config.c
index 632a027e..9f039ce1 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk_config.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk_config.c
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ lnk_config_from_cmd_line(Arena *arena, String8List raw_cmd_line)
 
   LNK_Config *config    = push_array(arena, LNK_Config, 1);
   config->raw_cmd_line  = raw_cmd_line;
-  config->work_dir      = os_get_current_path(scratch.arena);
+  config->work_dir      = os_get_current_path(arena);
   config->build_imp_lib = 1;
   config->build_exp     = 1;