diff --git a/lld/ELF/Arch/LoongArch.cpp b/lld/ELF/Arch/LoongArch.cpp
index 8802c8c2e7f01..838ca4d242c7b 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Arch/LoongArch.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Arch/LoongArch.cpp
@@ -1396,9 +1396,6 @@ void LoongArch::relocateAlloc(InputSectionBase &sec, uint8_t *buf) const {
 // change in section sizes can have cascading effect and require another
 // relaxation pass.
 bool LoongArch::relaxOnce(int pass) const {
-  if (ctx.arg.relocatable)
-    return false;
-
   if (pass == 0)
     initSymbolAnchors(ctx);
 
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Arch/RISCV.cpp b/lld/ELF/Arch/RISCV.cpp
index 72d83159ad8ac..ba0584bb1799b 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Arch/RISCV.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Arch/RISCV.cpp
@@ -942,9 +942,6 @@ static bool relax(Ctx &ctx, int pass, InputSection &sec) {
 // relaxation pass.
 bool RISCV::relaxOnce(int pass) const {
   llvm::TimeTraceScope timeScope("RISC-V relaxOnce");
-  if (ctx.arg.relocatable)
-    return false;
-
   if (pass == 0)
     initSymbolAnchors(ctx);
 
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp b/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
index 2b0e097766d2c..4fa80397cbfa7 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
@@ -1541,8 +1541,10 @@ template <class ELFT> void Writer<ELFT>::finalizeAddressDependentContent() {
   if (ctx.arg.randomizeSectionPadding)
     randomizeSectionPadding(ctx);
 
+  // Iterate until a fixed point is reached, skipping relocatable links since
+  // the final addresses are unavailable.
   uint32_t pass = 0, assignPasses = 0;
-  for (;;) {
+  while (!ctx.arg.relocatable) {
     bool changed = ctx.target->needsThunks
                        ? tc.createThunks(pass, ctx.outputSections)
                        : ctx.target->relaxOnce(pass);