diff --git a/lld/COFF/Chunks.h b/lld/COFF/Chunks.h
--- a/lld/COFF/Chunks.h
+++ b/lld/COFF/Chunks.h
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@
 
   // An output section has pointers to chunks in the section, and each
   // chunk has a back pointer to an output section.
-  void setOutputSection(OutputSection *O) { Out = O; }
-  OutputSection *getOutputSection() const { return Out; }
+  void setOutputSectionIdx(uint16_t O) { OSIdx = O; }
+  uint16_t getOutputSectionIdx() const { return OSIdx; }
+  OutputSection *getOutputSection() const;
 
   // Windows-specific.
   // Collect all locations that contain absolute addresses for base relocations.
@@ -125,11 +126,12 @@
   // value.
   uint8_t P2Align = 0;
 
+  // The output section index for this chunk. The first valid section number is
+  // one.
+  uint16_t OSIdx = 0;
+
   // The RVA of this chunk in the output. The writer sets a value.
   uint32_t RVA = 0;
-
-  // The output section for this chunk.
-  OutputSection *Out = nullptr;
 };
 
 // A chunk corresponding a section of an input file.
diff --git a/lld/COFF/Chunks.cpp b/lld/COFF/Chunks.cpp
--- a/lld/COFF/Chunks.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/Chunks.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 // SectionChunk is one of the most frequently allocated classes, so it is
 // important to keep it as compact as possible. As of this writing, the number
 // below is the size of this class on x64 platforms.
-static_assert(sizeof(SectionChunk) <= 104, "SectionChunk grew unexpectedly");
+static_assert(sizeof(SectionChunk) <= 96, "SectionChunk grew unexpectedly");
 
 static void add16(uint8_t *P, int16_t V) { write16le(P, read16le(P) + V); }
 static void add32(uint8_t *P, int32_t V) { write32le(P, read32le(P) + V); }
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@
 MergeChunk *MergeChunk::Instances[Log2MaxSectionAlignment + 1] = {};
 
 MergeChunk::MergeChunk(uint32_t Alignment)
-    : Builder(StringTableBuilder::RAW, Alignment) {
+    : Chunk(OtherKind), Builder(StringTableBuilder::RAW, Alignment) {
   setAlignment(Alignment);
 }
 
@@ -886,7 +886,6 @@
     if (!C->Live)
       continue;
     size_t Off = Builder.getOffset(toStringRef(C->getContents()));
-    C->setOutputSection(Out);
     C->setRVA(RVA + Off);
   }
 }
diff --git a/lld/COFF/PDB.cpp b/lld/COFF/PDB.cpp
--- a/lld/COFF/PDB.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/PDB.cpp
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@
 static ArrayRef<uint8_t> relocateDebugChunk(BumpPtrAllocator &Alloc,
                                             SectionChunk &DebugChunk) {
   uint8_t *Buffer = Alloc.Allocate<uint8_t>(DebugChunk.getSize());
-  assert(DebugChunk.getOutputSection() == nullptr &&
+  assert(DebugChunk.getOutputSectionIdx() == 0 &&
          "debug sections should not be in output sections");
   DebugChunk.writeTo(Buffer);
   return makeArrayRef(Buffer, DebugChunk.getSize());
diff --git a/lld/COFF/Writer.cpp b/lld/COFF/Writer.cpp
--- a/lld/COFF/Writer.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/Writer.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@
 
 static const int NumberOfDataDirectory = 16;
 
+// Global vector of all output sections. After output sections are finalized,
+// this can be indexed by Chunk::getOutputSection.
+static std::vector<OutputSection *> OutputSections;
+
+OutputSection *Chunk::getOutputSection() const {
+  return OSIdx == 0 ? nullptr : OutputSections[OSIdx - 1];
+}
+
 namespace {
 
 class DebugDirectoryChunk : public Chunk {
@@ -193,6 +201,7 @@
   void assignAddresses();
   void finalizeAddresses();
   void removeEmptySections();
+  void assignOutputSectionIndices();
   void createSymbolAndStringTable();
   void openFile(StringRef OutputPath);
   template <typename PEHeaderTy> void writeHeader();
@@ -226,7 +235,6 @@
 
   std::unique_ptr<FileOutputBuffer> &Buffer;
   std::map<PartialSectionKey, PartialSection *> PartialSections;
-  std::vector<OutputSection *> OutputSections;
   std::vector<char> Strtab;
   std::vector<llvm::object::coff_symbol16> OutputSymtab;
   IdataContents Idata;
@@ -285,12 +293,10 @@
 
 void OutputSection::addChunk(Chunk *C) {
   Chunks.push_back(C);
-  C->setOutputSection(this);
 }
 
 void OutputSection::insertChunkAtStart(Chunk *C) {
   Chunks.insert(Chunks.begin(), C);
-  C->setOutputSection(this);
 }
 
 void OutputSection::setPermissions(uint32_t C) {
@@ -299,8 +305,6 @@
 }
 
 void OutputSection::merge(OutputSection *Other) {
-  for (Chunk *C : Other->Chunks)
-    C->setOutputSection(this);
   Chunks.insert(Chunks.end(), Other->Chunks.begin(), Other->Chunks.end());
   Other->Chunks.clear();
   ContribSections.insert(ContribSections.end(), Other->ContribSections.begin(),
@@ -445,7 +449,6 @@
         Chunk *ThunkChunk = Thunk->getChunk();
         ThunkChunk->setRVA(
             ThunkInsertionRVA); // Estimate of where it will be located.
-        ThunkChunk->setOutputSection(OS);
         OS->Chunks.insert(OS->Chunks.begin() + ThunkInsertionSpot, ThunkChunk);
         ThunkInsertionSpot++;
         ThunksSize += ThunkChunk->getSize();
@@ -596,6 +599,7 @@
   removeUnusedSections();
   finalizeAddresses();
   removeEmptySections();
+  assignOutputSectionIndices();
   setSectionPermissions();
   createSymbolAndStringTable();
 
@@ -1001,9 +1005,26 @@
   OutputSections.erase(
       std::remove_if(OutputSections.begin(), OutputSections.end(), IsEmpty),
       OutputSections.end());
+}
+
+void Writer::assignOutputSectionIndices() {
+  // Assign final output section indices, and assign each chunk to its output
+  // section.
   uint32_t Idx = 1;
-  for (OutputSection *Sec : OutputSections)
-    Sec->SectionIndex = Idx++;
+  for (OutputSection *OS : OutputSections) {
+    OS->SectionIndex = Idx;
+    for (Chunk *C : OS->Chunks)
+      C->setOutputSectionIdx(Idx);
+    ++Idx;
+  }
+
+  // Merge chunks are containers of chunks, so assign those an output section
+  // too.
+  for (MergeChunk *MC : MergeChunk::Instances)
+    if (MC)
+      for (SectionChunk *SC : MC->Sections)
+        if (SC && SC->Live)
+          SC->setOutputSectionIdx(MC->getOutputSectionIdx());
 }
 
 size_t Writer::addEntryToStringTable(StringRef Str) {
@@ -1464,9 +1485,9 @@
     // section.
     auto *D = cast<DefinedRegular>(S);
     if (D->getCOFFSymbol().getComplexType() == COFF::IMAGE_SYM_DTYPE_FUNCTION) {
-      Chunk *RefChunk = D->getChunk();
-      OutputSection *OS = RefChunk ? RefChunk->getOutputSection() : nullptr;
-      if (OS && OS->Header.Characteristics & IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE)
+      SectionChunk *SC = dyn_cast<SectionChunk>(D->getChunk());
+      if (SC && SC->Live &&
+          SC->getOutputCharacteristics() & IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE)
         addSymbolToRVASet(AddressTakenSyms, D);
     }
     break;
@@ -1745,8 +1766,9 @@
     return;
   // We assume .pdata contains function table entries only.
   auto BufAddr = [&](Chunk *C) {
-    return Buffer->getBufferStart() + C->getOutputSection()->getFileOff() +
-           C->getRVA() - C->getOutputSection()->getRVA();
+    OutputSection *OS = C->getOutputSection();
+    return Buffer->getBufferStart() + OS->getFileOff() + C->getRVA() -
+           OS->getRVA();
   };
   uint8_t *Begin = BufAddr(FirstPdata);
   uint8_t *End = BufAddr(LastPdata) + LastPdata->getSize();
diff --git a/lld/test/COFF/strtab-size.s b/lld/test/COFF/strtab-size.s
--- a/lld/test/COFF/strtab-size.s
+++ b/lld/test/COFF/strtab-size.s
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # or disk full, cannot seek to 0x1602").
 
 # RUN: llvm-readobj --file-headers %t.exe | FileCheck %s
-# CHECK: SymbolCount: 199
+# CHECK: SymbolCount: 197
 
 .global main
 .text