Index: ELF/LinkerScript.h
===================================================================
--- ELF/LinkerScript.h
+++ ELF/LinkerScript.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
 struct BaseCommand {
   BaseCommand(int K) : Kind(K) {}
   int Kind;
+
+  // Whether the command is within SECTIONS command.
+  bool Sections = true;
 };
 
 // This represents ". = <expr>" or "<symbol> = <expr>".
@@ -257,6 +260,7 @@
   void allocateHeaders(std::vector<PhdrEntry *> &Phdrs);
   void addSymbol(SymbolAssignment *Cmd);
   void processCommands(OutputSectionFactory &Factory);
+  void processOutsideSectionsCommands();
 
   // Parsed linker script configurations are set to this struct.
   ScriptConfiguration Opt;
Index: ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -773,6 +773,23 @@
   }
 }
 
+void LinkerScript::processOutsideSectionsCommands() {
+  for (BaseCommand *Base : Opt.Commands) {
+    if (Base->Sections)
+      continue;
+
+    if (auto *Cmd = dyn_cast<SymbolAssignment>(Base)) {
+      assignSymbol(Cmd, false);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (auto *Cmd = dyn_cast<AssertCommand>(Base)) {
+      Cmd->Expression();
+      continue;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void LinkerScript::assignAddresses() {
   // Assign addresses as instructed by linker script SECTIONS sub-commands.
   Dot = 0;
@@ -786,6 +803,9 @@
   switchTo(Aether);
 
   for (BaseCommand *Base : Opt.Commands) {
+    if (!Base->Sections)
+      continue;
+
     if (auto *Cmd = dyn_cast<SymbolAssignment>(Base)) {
       assignSymbol(Cmd, false);
       continue;
Index: ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
+++ ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
   SortSectionPolicy readSortKind();
   SymbolAssignment *readProvideHidden(bool Provide, bool Hidden);
   SymbolAssignment *readProvideOrAssignment(StringRef Tok);
+
   void readSort();
   AssertCommand *readAssert();
   Expr readAssertExpr();
@@ -217,7 +218,9 @@
       continue;
 
     if (Tok == "ASSERT") {
-      Script->Opt.Commands.push_back(readAssert());
+      BaseCommand *Cmd = readAssert();
+      Cmd->Sections = false;
+      Script->Opt.Commands.push_back(Cmd);
     } else if (Tok == "ENTRY") {
       readEntry();
     } else if (Tok == "EXTERN") {
@@ -243,6 +246,7 @@
     } else if (Tok == "VERSION") {
       readVersion();
     } else if (SymbolAssignment *Cmd = readProvideOrAssignment(Tok)) {
+      Cmd->Sections = false;
       Script->Opt.Commands.push_back(Cmd);
     } else {
       setError("unknown directive: " + Tok);
Index: ELF/Writer.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/Writer.cpp
+++ ELF/Writer.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@
     fixPredefinedSymbols();
   }
 
+  Script->processOutsideSectionsCommands();
+
   // It does not make sense try to open the file if we have error already.
   if (ErrorCount)
     return;
Index: test/ELF/linkerscript/symbol-reserved.s
===================================================================
--- test/ELF/linkerscript/symbol-reserved.s
+++ test/ELF/linkerscript/symbol-reserved.s
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
 # RUN: llvm-objdump -t %t1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=ALIGN-SUB %s
 # ALIGN-SUB: 0000000000000006 *ABS* 00000000 .hidden newsym
 
+# RUN: echo "PROVIDE_HIDDEN(newsym = ALIGN(_end, CONSTANT(MAXPAGESIZE)) + 5);" > %t.script
+# RUN: ld.lld -o %t1 %t %t.script
+# RUN: llvm-objdump -t %t1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=RELATIVE %s
+# RELATIVE: 0000000000202005 .text 00000000 .hidden newsym
+# RELATIVE: 0000000000201007 .text 00000000 _end
+
 # RUN: echo "PROVIDE_HIDDEN(newsym = ALIGN(_end, CONSTANT(MAXPAGESIZE)) + 5);" > %t.script
 # RUN: ld.lld -o %t1 --script %p/Inputs/symbol-reserved.script %t %t.script
 # RUN: llvm-objdump -t %t1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=RELATIVE-ADD %s