Index: lld/trunk/ELF/LinkerScript.h
===================================================================
--- lld/trunk/ELF/LinkerScript.h
+++ lld/trunk/ELF/LinkerScript.h
@@ -92,12 +92,13 @@
 public:
   typedef PhdrEntry<ELFT> Phdr;
 
+  std::vector<OutputSectionBase<ELFT> *>
+  createSections(OutputSectionFactory<ELFT> &Factory);
+
   StringRef getOutputSection(InputSectionBase<ELFT> *S);
   ArrayRef<uint8_t> getFiller(StringRef Name);
   bool isDiscarded(InputSectionBase<ELFT> *S);
   bool shouldKeep(InputSectionBase<ELFT> *S);
-  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OutputSectionBase<ELFT>>>
-  createSections(OutputSectionFactory<ELFT> &Factory);
   void assignAddresses(ArrayRef<OutputSectionBase<ELFT> *> S);
   int compareSections(StringRef A, StringRef B);
   void addScriptedSymbols();
Index: lld/trunk/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
===================================================================
--- lld/trunk/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ lld/trunk/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -208,9 +208,10 @@
 }
 
 template <class ELFT>
-std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OutputSectionBase<ELFT>>>
+std::vector<OutputSectionBase<ELFT> *>
 LinkerScript<ELFT>::createSections(OutputSectionFactory<ELFT> &Factory) {
-  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OutputSectionBase<ELFT>>> Result;
+  std::vector<OutputSectionBase<ELFT> *> Result;
+
   // Add input section to output section. If there is no output section yet,
   // then create it and add to output section list.
   auto AddInputSec = [&](InputSectionBase<ELFT> *C, StringRef Name) {
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@
     bool IsNew;
     std::tie(Sec, IsNew) = Factory.create(C, Name);
     if (IsNew)
-      Result.emplace_back(Sec);
+      Result.push_back(Sec);
     Sec->addSection(C);
   };
 
Index: lld/trunk/ELF/OutputSections.h
===================================================================
--- lld/trunk/ELF/OutputSections.h
+++ lld/trunk/ELF/OutputSections.h
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@
   Key createKey(InputSectionBase<ELFT> *C, StringRef OutsecName);
 
   llvm::SmallDenseMap<Key, OutputSectionBase<ELFT> *> Map;
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OutputSectionBase<ELFT>>> OwningSections;
 };
 
 template <class ELFT> BuildIdSection<ELFT> *Out<ELFT>::BuildId;
Index: lld/trunk/ELF/OutputSections.cpp
===================================================================
--- lld/trunk/ELF/OutputSections.cpp
+++ lld/trunk/ELF/OutputSections.cpp
@@ -1770,6 +1770,7 @@
     Sec = new MipsOptionsOutputSection<ELFT>();
     break;
   }
+  OwningSections.emplace_back(Sec);
   return {Sec, true};
 }
 
Index: lld/trunk/ELF/Writer.cpp
===================================================================
--- lld/trunk/ELF/Writer.cpp
+++ lld/trunk/ELF/Writer.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
   void copyLocalSymbols();
   void addReservedSymbols();
-  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OutputSectionBase<ELFT>>> createSections();
+  std::vector<OutputSectionBase<ELFT> *> createSections();
   void finalizeSections();
   void addPredefinedSections();
   bool needsGot();
@@ -218,13 +218,9 @@
     copyLocalSymbols();
   addReservedSymbols();
 
-  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OutputSectionBase<ELFT>>> Sections =
-      ScriptConfig->DoLayout ? Script<ELFT>::X->createSections(Factory)
-                             : createSections();
-
-  for (std::unique_ptr<OutputSectionBase<ELFT>> &S : Sections)
-    OutputSections.push_back(S.get());
-
+  OutputSections = ScriptConfig->DoLayout
+                       ? Script<ELFT>::X->createSections(Factory)
+                       : createSections();
   finalizeSections();
   if (HasError)
     return;
@@ -637,9 +633,8 @@
 }
 
 template <class ELFT>
-std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OutputSectionBase<ELFT>>>
-Writer<ELFT>::createSections() {
-  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<OutputSectionBase<ELFT>>> Result;
+std::vector<OutputSectionBase<ELFT> *> Writer<ELFT>::createSections() {
+  std::vector<OutputSectionBase<ELFT> *> Result;
 
   for (const std::unique_ptr<elf::ObjectFile<ELFT>> &F :
        Symtab.getObjectFiles()) {
@@ -652,8 +647,7 @@
       bool IsNew;
       std::tie(Sec, IsNew) = Factory.create(C, getOutputSectionName(C));
       if (IsNew)
-        Result.emplace_back(Sec);
-
+        Result.push_back(Sec);
       Sec->addSection(C);
     }
   }