diff --git a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@
   // This driver-specific context will be freed later by lldMain().
   auto *ctx = new CommonLinkerContext;
 
-  ctx->e.initialize(stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
-  ctx->e.cleanupCallback = []() {
+  auto cleanup = []() {
     elf::ctx.reset();
     symtab = SymbolTable();
 
@@ -128,6 +127,13 @@
 
     SharedFile::vernauxNum = 0;
   };
+
+  // Clears leftovers from any previous invocation
+  cleanup();
+
+  ctx->e.initialize(stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
+  ctx->e.cleanupCallback = cleanup;
+
   ctx->e.logName = args::getFilenameWithoutExe(args[0]);
   ctx->e.errorLimitExceededMsg = "too many errors emitted, stopping now (use "
                                  "--error-limit=0 to see all errors)";