diff --git a/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp b/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
@@ -63,15 +63,13 @@
 
 bool link(ArrayRef<const char *> args, llvm::raw_ostream &stdoutOS,
           llvm::raw_ostream &stderrOS, bool exitEarly, bool disableOutput) {
-  // This driver-specific context will be freed later by lldMain().
-  auto *ctx = new COFFLinkerContext;
+  COFFLinkerContext ctx;
+  ctx.e.initialize(stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
+  ctx.e.logName = args::getFilenameWithoutExe(args[0]);
+  ctx.e.errorLimitExceededMsg = "too many errors emitted, stopping now"
+                                " (use /errorlimit:0 to see all errors)";
 
-  ctx->e.initialize(stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
-  ctx->e.logName = args::getFilenameWithoutExe(args[0]);
-  ctx->e.errorLimitExceededMsg = "too many errors emitted, stopping now"
-                                 " (use /errorlimit:0 to see all errors)";
-
-  ctx->driver.linkerMain(args);
+  ctx.driver.linkerMain(args);
 
   return errorCount() == 0;
 }
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
@@ -109,11 +109,9 @@
 bool elf::link(ArrayRef<const char *> args, llvm::raw_ostream &stdoutOS,
                llvm::raw_ostream &stderrOS, bool exitEarly,
                bool disableOutput) {
-  // This driver-specific context will be freed later by lldMain().
-  auto *ctx = new CommonLinkerContext;
-
-  ctx->e.initialize(stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
-  ctx->e.cleanupCallback = []() {
+  CommonLinkerContext ctx;
+  ctx.e.initialize(stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
+  ctx.e.cleanupCallback = []() {
     elf::ctx.reset();
     symtab = SymbolTable();
 
@@ -128,9 +126,9 @@
 
     SharedFile::vernauxNum = 0;
   };
-  ctx->e.logName = args::getFilenameWithoutExe(args[0]);
-  ctx->e.errorLimitExceededMsg = "too many errors emitted, stopping now (use "
-                                 "--error-limit=0 to see all errors)";
+  ctx.e.logName = args::getFilenameWithoutExe(args[0]);
+  ctx.e.errorLimitExceededMsg = "too many errors emitted, stopping now (use "
+                                "--error-limit=0 to see all errors)";
 
   config = ConfigWrapper();
   script = std::make_unique<LinkerScript>();
diff --git a/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp b/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp
@@ -1365,11 +1365,9 @@
 bool macho::link(ArrayRef<const char *> argsArr, llvm::raw_ostream &stdoutOS,
                  llvm::raw_ostream &stderrOS, bool exitEarly,
                  bool disableOutput) {
-  // This driver-specific context will be freed later by lldMain().
-  auto *ctx = new CommonLinkerContext;
-
-  ctx->e.initialize(stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
-  ctx->e.cleanupCallback = []() {
+  CommonLinkerContext ctx;
+  ctx.e.initialize(stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
+  ctx.e.cleanupCallback = []() {
     resolvedFrameworks.clear();
     resolvedLibraries.clear();
     cachedReads.clear();
@@ -1392,15 +1390,15 @@
     InputFile::resetIdCount();
   };
 
-  ctx->e.logName = args::getFilenameWithoutExe(argsArr[0]);
+  ctx.e.logName = args::getFilenameWithoutExe(argsArr[0]);
 
   MachOOptTable parser;
   InputArgList args = parser.parse(argsArr.slice(1));
 
-  ctx->e.errorLimitExceededMsg = "too many errors emitted, stopping now "
-                                 "(use --error-limit=0 to see all errors)";
-  ctx->e.errorLimit = args::getInteger(args, OPT_error_limit_eq, 20);
-  ctx->e.verbose = args.hasArg(OPT_verbose);
+  ctx.e.errorLimitExceededMsg = "too many errors emitted, stopping now "
+                                "(use --error-limit=0 to see all errors)";
+  ctx.e.errorLimit = args::getInteger(args, OPT_error_limit_eq, 20);
+  ctx.e.verbose = args.hasArg(OPT_verbose);
 
   if (args.hasArg(OPT_help_hidden)) {
     parser.printHelp(argsArr[0], /*showHidden=*/true);
diff --git a/lld/MinGW/Driver.cpp b/lld/MinGW/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/MinGW/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/MinGW/Driver.cpp
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@
   return "";
 }
 
-// Convert Unix-ish command line arguments to Windows-ish ones and
-// then call coff::link.
-bool mingw::link(ArrayRef<const char *> argsArr, llvm::raw_ostream &stdoutOS,
-                 llvm::raw_ostream &stderrOS, bool exitEarly,
-                 bool disableOutput) {
-  auto *ctx = new CommonLinkerContext;
-  ctx->e.initialize(stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
+static std::optional<bool> translate(ArrayRef<const char *> argsArr,
+                                     llvm::raw_ostream &stdoutOS,
+                                     llvm::raw_ostream &stderrOS,
+                                     bool exitEarly, bool disableOutput,
+                                     std::vector<const char *> &vec) {
+  CommonLinkerContext ctx;
+  ctx.e.initialize(stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
 
   MinGWOptTable parser;
   opt::InputArgList args = parser.parse(argsArr.slice(1));
@@ -470,15 +470,22 @@
     return true;
 
   // Repack vector of strings to vector of const char pointers for coff::link.
-  std::vector<const char *> vec;
   for (const std::string &s : linkArgs)
     vec.push_back(s.c_str());
   // Pass the actual binary name, to make error messages be printed with
   // the right prefix.
   vec[0] = argsArr[0];
+  return std::nullopt;
+}
 
-  // The context will be re-created in the COFF driver.
-  lld::CommonLinkerContext::destroy();
-
+// Convert Unix-ish command line arguments to Windows-ish ones and
+// then call coff::link.
+bool mingw::link(ArrayRef<const char *> argsArr, llvm::raw_ostream &stdoutOS,
+                 llvm::raw_ostream &stderrOS, bool exitEarly,
+                 bool disableOutput) {
+  std::vector<const char *> vec;
+  if (std::optional<bool> ret =
+          translate(argsArr, stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput, vec))
+    return *ret;
   return coff::link(vec, stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
 }
diff --git a/lld/tools/lld/lld.cpp b/lld/tools/lld/lld.cpp
--- a/lld/tools/lld/lld.cpp
+++ b/lld/tools/lld/lld.cpp
@@ -171,10 +171,6 @@
   if (exitEarly)
     exitLld(!r ? 1 : 0);
 
-  // Delete the global context and clear the global context pointer, so that it
-  // cannot be accessed anymore.
-  CommonLinkerContext::destroy();
-
   return !r ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lld/wasm/Driver.cpp b/lld/wasm/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/wasm/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/wasm/Driver.cpp
@@ -85,13 +85,11 @@
 
 bool link(ArrayRef<const char *> args, llvm::raw_ostream &stdoutOS,
           llvm::raw_ostream &stderrOS, bool exitEarly, bool disableOutput) {
-  // This driver-specific context will be freed later by lldMain().
-  auto *ctx = new CommonLinkerContext;
-
-  ctx->e.initialize(stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
-  ctx->e.logName = args::getFilenameWithoutExe(args[0]);
-  ctx->e.errorLimitExceededMsg = "too many errors emitted, stopping now (use "
-                                 "-error-limit=0 to see all errors)";
+  CommonLinkerContext ctx;
+  ctx.e.initialize(stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, disableOutput);
+  ctx.e.logName = args::getFilenameWithoutExe(args[0]);
+  ctx.e.errorLimitExceededMsg = "too many errors emitted, stopping now (use "
+                                "-error-limit=0 to see all errors)";
 
   config = make<Configuration>();
   symtab = make<SymbolTable>();