diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c b/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c
index 5a99bf6af445..752ef88c9fd9 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ add_sym:
 
 	obj->sym_map[src_sym_idx] = dst_sym_idx;
 
-	if (sym_type == STT_SECTION && dst_sym) {
+	if (sym_type == STT_SECTION && dst_sec) {
 		dst_sec->sec_sym_idx = dst_sym_idx;
 		dst_sym->st_value = 0;
 	}