diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index bcde43fe..fc024a7c 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -823,8 +823,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   if (!config.is_static) {
     out::interp = new InterpSection;
     out::dynamic = new DynamicSection;
-    out::reldyn = new SpecialSection(".rela.dyn", SHT_RELA, SHF_ALLOC, 8,
-                                     sizeof(ELF64LE::Rela));
+    out::reldyn = new RelDynSection;
     out::hash = new HashSection;
   }
 
@@ -959,9 +958,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   out::symtab->shdr.sh_link = out::strtab->shndx;
   out::relplt->shdr.sh_link = out::dynsym->shndx;
 
-  if (out::reldyn)
-    out::reldyn->shdr.sh_link = out::dynsym->shndx;
-
   for (OutputChunk *chunk : chunks)
     chunk->update_shdr();
 
diff --git a/mold.h b/mold.h
index 34306586..11c7836a 100644
--- a/mold.h
+++ b/mold.h
@@ -439,6 +439,19 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+class RelDynSection : public OutputChunk {
+public:
+  RelDynSection() : OutputChunk(SYNTHETIC) {
+    name = ".rela.dyn";
+    shdr.sh_type = llvm::ELF::SHT_RELA;
+    shdr.sh_flags = llvm::ELF::SHF_ALLOC;
+    shdr.sh_entsize = sizeof(ELF64LE::Rela);
+    shdr.sh_addralign = 8;
+  }
+
+  void update_shdr() override;
+};
+
 class StrtabSection : public OutputChunk {
 public:
   StrtabSection(StringRef name, u64 flags) : OutputChunk(SYNTHETIC) {
@@ -587,7 +600,7 @@ inline InterpSection *interp;
 inline SpecialSection *got;
 inline GotPltSection *gotplt;
 inline SpecialSection *relplt;
-inline SpecialSection *reldyn;
+inline RelDynSection *reldyn;
 inline DynamicSection *dynamic;
 inline StrtabSection *strtab;
 inline DynstrSection *dynstr;
diff --git a/output_chunks.cc b/output_chunks.cc
index b3d0df6b..759e5e47 100644
--- a/output_chunks.cc
+++ b/output_chunks.cc
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ static std::vector<u64> create_dynamic_section() {
   return vec;
 }
 
+void RelDynSection::update_shdr() {
+  shdr.sh_link = out::dynsym->shndx;
+}
+
 void ShstrtabSection::update_shdr() {
   shdr.sh_size = 1;
   for (OutputChunk *chunk : out::chunks) {