diff --git a/mold.h b/mold.h
index 31924022..96447642 100644
--- a/mold.h
+++ b/mold.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class Symbol {
 public:
   Symbol(StringRef name, ObjectFile *file = nullptr)
     : name(name), file(file), needs_got(false), needs_gotplt(false),
-      needs_gottp(false), needs_plt(false), is_weak(false),
+      needs_gottp(false), needs_plt(false), is_dso(false), is_weak(false),
       is_undef_weak(false) {}
 
   Symbol(const Symbol &other) : Symbol(other.name, other.file) {}
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public:
   u8 needs_gotplt : 1;
   u8 needs_gottp : 1;
   u8 needs_plt : 1;
+  u8 is_dso : 1;
   u8 is_weak : 1;
   u8 is_undef_weak : 1;
 
diff --git a/object_file.cc b/object_file.cc
index 036e76e2..c179c130 100644
--- a/object_file.cc
+++ b/object_file.cc
@@ -197,7 +197,11 @@ void ObjectFile::parse() {
   }
 
  
-  initialize_sections();
+  if (is_dso)
+    sections.resize(elf_sections.size());
+  else
+    initialize_sections();
+
   if (symtab_sec)
     initialize_symbols();
 }
@@ -231,6 +235,7 @@ void ObjectFile::register_defined_symbols() {
         sym.type = esym.getType();
         sym.visibility = esym.getVisibility();
         sym.is_weak = is_weak;
+        sym.is_dso = is_dso;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/hello-static.s b/test/hello-static.s
index 222512a2..5f8d0b06 100644
--- a/test/hello-static.s
+++ b/test/hello-static.s
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // RUN: cc -o %t.o -c %s
-// RUN: mold -o %t.exe /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/crt1.o \
+// RUN: mold -static -o %t.exe /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/crt1.o \
 // RUN:   /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/crti.o \
 // RUN:   /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/9/crtbeginT.o \
 // RUN:   %t.o \