diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index 1e8fb07e..99e166c4 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -811,8 +811,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   out::phdr = new OutputPhdr;
   out::got = new SpecialSection(".got", SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC | SHF_WRITE, 8);
   out::gotplt = new GotPltSection;
-  out::relplt = new SpecialSection(".rela.plt", SHT_RELA, SHF_ALLOC,
-                                   8, sizeof(ELF64LE::Rela));
+  out::relplt = new RelPltSection;
   out::strtab = new StrtabSection(".strtab", 0);
   out::shstrtab = new ShstrtabSection;
   out::plt = new PltSection;
@@ -955,8 +954,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   out::files = files;
   out::chunks = chunks;
 
-  out::relplt->shdr.sh_link = out::dynsym->shndx;
-
   for (OutputChunk *chunk : chunks)
     chunk->update_shdr();
 
diff --git a/mold.h b/mold.h
index 1240fcac..ee2ba422 100644
--- a/mold.h
+++ b/mold.h
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ public:
     shdr.sh_entsize = sizeof(ELF64LE::Rela);
     shdr.sh_addralign = 8;
   }
+
+  void update_shdr() override;
 };
 
 class RelDynSection : public OutputChunk {
@@ -600,7 +602,7 @@ inline OutputPhdr *phdr;
 inline InterpSection *interp;
 inline SpecialSection *got;
 inline GotPltSection *gotplt;
-inline SpecialSection *relplt;
+inline RelPltSection *relplt;
 inline RelDynSection *reldyn;
 inline DynamicSection *dynamic;
 inline StrtabSection *strtab;
diff --git a/output_chunks.cc b/output_chunks.cc
index ca40e9a9..baaef469 100644
--- a/output_chunks.cc
+++ b/output_chunks.cc
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ static std::vector<u64> create_dynamic_section() {
   return vec;
 }
 
+void RelPltSection::update_shdr() {
+  shdr.sh_link = out::dynsym->shndx;
+}
+
 void RelDynSection::update_shdr() {
   shdr.sh_link = out::dynsym->shndx;
 }