diff --git a/tcc.c b/tcc.c
index 62062e1..4560b3f 100644
--- a/tcc.c
+++ b/tcc.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ static void free_section(Section *s)
 {
     if (s->link && (s->link->sh_flags & SHF_PRIVATE))
         free_section(s->link);
-    if (s->hash && (s->link->sh_flags & SHF_PRIVATE))
+    if (s->hash && (s->hash->sh_flags & SHF_PRIVATE))
         s->hash->link = NULL, free_section(s->hash);
     tcc_free(s->data);
     tcc_free(s);