diff --git a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -576,7 +576,12 @@
   // However, for the -r option, we want to pass through all section groups
   // as-is because adding/removing members or merging them with other groups
   // change their semantics.
-  if (isec->type == SHT_GROUP || (isec->flags & SHF_GROUP))
+  //
+  // Similarly, merging two SHF_LINK_ORDER sections with different sh_link
+  // fields will change their semantics, so we also pass SHF_LINK_ORDER sections
+  // through as-is in -r links.
+  if (isec->type == SHT_GROUP || (isec->flags & SHF_GROUP) ||
+      (config->relocatable && (isec->flags & SHF_LINK_ORDER)))
     return createSection(isec, outsecName);
 
   // Imagine .zed : { *(.foo) *(.bar) } script. Both foo and bar may have
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/arm-exidx-relocatable.s b/lld/test/ELF/arm-exidx-relocatable.s
--- a/lld/test/ELF/arm-exidx-relocatable.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/arm-exidx-relocatable.s
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 // CHECK-NEXT:    ]
 // CHECK-NEXT:    Address
 // CHECK-NEXT:    Offset:
-// CHECK-NEXT:    Size: 24
+// CHECK-NEXT:    Size: 8
 // CHECK-NEXT:    Link: 1
 
 
@@ -130,3 +130,15 @@
 // CHECK-NEXT:    Offset:
 // CHECK-NEXT:    Size: 8
 // CHECK-NEXT:    Link: 16
+
+
+// CHECK:         Name: .ARM.exidx
+// CHECK-NEXT:    Type: SHT_ARM_EXIDX (0x70000001)
+// CHECK-NEXT:    Flags [ (0x82)
+// CHECK-NEXT:      SHF_ALLOC (0x2)
+// CHECK-NEXT:      SHF_LINK_ORDER (0x80)
+// CHECK-NEXT:    ]
+// CHECK-NEXT:    Address
+// CHECK-NEXT:    Offset:
+// CHECK-NEXT:    Size: 16
+// CHECK-NEXT:    Link: 1
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/relocatable-linkorder.s b/lld/test/ELF/relocatable-linkorder.s
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/relocatable-linkorder.s
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// REQUIRES: x86
+// RUN: llvm-mc %s -o %t.o -filetype=obj --triple=x86_64-unknown-linux
+// RUN: ld.lld %t.o -o %t -r
+// RUN: llvm-readelf -S %t | FileCheck %s
+
+// Test that SHF_LINK_ORDER sections with different linked sections
+// aren't merged.
+
+.section .text.f1,"ax",@progbits
+.globl f1
+f1:
+ret
+
+.section .text.f2,"ax",@progbits
+.globl f1
+f2:
+ret
+
+// CHECK: foo
+.section foo,"ao",@progbits,.text.f1,unique,1
+.quad 1
+
+// CHECK: foo
+.section foo,"ao",@progbits,.text.f2,unique,2
+.quad 2