diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index a58fead7..9f13e134 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@ static std::vector<ELF64LE::Phdr> create_phdrs() {
 static std::vector<ELF64LE::Shdr>
 create_shdrs(ArrayRef<OutputChunk *> output_chunks) {
   std::vector<ELF64LE::Shdr> vec;
+  vec.push_back({});
   for (OutputChunk *chunk : output_chunks)
-    if (ELF64LE::Shdr *hdr = chunk->get_shdr())
+    if (const ELF64LE::Shdr *hdr = chunk->get_shdr())
       vec.push_back(*hdr);
   return vec;
 }
diff --git a/mold.h b/mold.h
index 652f318a..f5e0163a 100644
--- a/mold.h
+++ b/mold.h
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public:
   uint64_t get_offset() const { return offset; }
   virtual uint64_t get_size() const = 0;
   virtual StringRef get_name() const { return ""; }
-  virtual ELF64LE::Shdr *get_shdr() const { return nullptr; }
+  virtual const ELF64LE::Shdr *get_shdr() const { return nullptr; }
 
 protected:
   int64_t offset = -1;
@@ -314,12 +314,13 @@ public:
 
   void set_offset(uint64_t off) override;
   StringRef get_name() const override { return name; }
-  ELF64LE::Shdr *get_shdr() const override { return nullptr; }
+  const ELF64LE::Shdr *get_shdr() const override { return &hdr; }
 
   std::vector<InputChunk *> chunks;
   StringRef name;
 
 private:
+  ELF64LE::Shdr hdr = {};
   uint64_t file_offset = 0;
   uint64_t on_file_size = -1;
 };