diff --git a/input_sections.cc b/input_sections.cc
index 5e307643..303aaa52 100644
--- a/input_sections.cc
+++ b/input_sections.cc
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@ void InputSection::scan_relocations() {
     return;
 
   for (const ELF64LE::Rela &rel : rels) {
-    int idx = rel.getSymbol(false);
-    if (idx < file->first_global)
+    Symbol *sym = file->get_symbol(rel.getSymbol(false));
+    if (!sym)
       continue;
 
-    Symbol *sym = file->symbols[idx - file->first_global];
-
     switch (rel.getType(false)) {
     case R_X86_64_GOTPCREL:
     case R_X86_64_TLSGD:
diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index 8414344b..62852b40 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   {
     MyTimer t("sym_addr");
     for_each(files, [](ObjectFile *file) {
+
                     });
   }
 
diff --git a/mold.h b/mold.h
index f80cdf8a..1b3350fa 100644
--- a/mold.h
+++ b/mold.h
@@ -400,8 +400,11 @@ public:
   StringRef get_filename();
   bool is_in_archive();
 
-  std::vector<Symbol *> symbols;
-  int first_global = 0;
+  Symbol *get_symbol(uint32_t idx) {
+    if (idx < first_global)
+      return nullptr;
+    return symbols[first_global - idx];
+  }
 
   std::vector<InputSection *> sections;
   StringRef archive_name;
@@ -420,6 +423,9 @@ private:
   std::vector<StringPiece *> merged_strings_alloc;
   std::vector<StringPiece *> merged_strings_noalloc;
 
+  std::vector<Symbol *> symbols;
+  int first_global = 0;
+
   ArrayRef<ELF64LE::Shdr> elf_sections;
   ArrayRef<ELF64LE::Sym> elf_syms;
   StringRef string_table;