Index: lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
===================================================================
--- lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
+++ lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
@@ -1914,10 +1914,11 @@
   // Replace common symbols with regular symbols.
   replaceCommonSymbols();
 
-  // Do size optimizations: garbage collection, merging of SHF_MERGE sections
-  // and identical code folding.
+  // Do size optimizations: splitting of sections and garbage collection.
   splitSections<ELFT>();
   markLive<ELFT>();
+
+  // Demote shared symbols to prevent dangling references to non-DT_NEEDED DSOs.
   demoteSharedSymbols();
 
   // Make copies of any input sections that need to be copied into each