diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
index 02f7897db9..15f0656aea 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
@@ -1692,8 +1692,6 @@ func elfrelocsect(sect *Section, first *LSym) {
 	}
 
 	eaddr := int32(sect.Vaddr + sect.Length)
-	var r *Reloc
-	var ri int
 	for ; sym != nil; sym = sym.Next {
 		if !sym.Attr.Reachable() {
 			continue
@@ -1703,8 +1701,8 @@ func elfrelocsect(sect *Section, first *LSym) {
 		}
 		Ctxt.Cursym = sym
 
-		for ri = 0; ri < len(sym.R); ri++ {
-			r = &sym.R[ri]
+		for ri := 0; ri < len(sym.R); ri++ {
+			r := &sym.R[ri]
 			if r.Done != 0 {
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/macho.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/macho.go
index e7d9fb5fe4..6ca5ba5861 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/macho.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/macho.go
@@ -824,8 +824,6 @@ func machorelocsect(sect *Section, first *LSym) {
 	}
 
 	eaddr := int32(sect.Vaddr + sect.Length)
-	var r *Reloc
-	var ri int
 	for ; sym != nil; sym = sym.Next {
 		if !sym.Attr.Reachable() {
 			continue
@@ -835,8 +833,8 @@ func machorelocsect(sect *Section, first *LSym) {
 		}
 		Ctxt.Cursym = sym
 
-		for ri = 0; ri < len(sym.R); ri++ {
-			r = &sym.R[ri]
+		for ri := 0; ri < len(sym.R); ri++ {
+			r := &sym.R[ri]
 			if r.Done != 0 {
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/pe.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/pe.go
index 8985c40588..3b477fd846 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/pe.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/pe.go
@@ -784,8 +784,6 @@ func perelocsect(sect *Section, first *LSym) int {
 	}
 
 	eaddr := int32(sect.Vaddr + sect.Length)
-	var r *Reloc
-	var ri int
 	for ; sym != nil; sym = sym.Next {
 		if !sym.Attr.Reachable() {
 			continue
@@ -795,8 +793,8 @@ func perelocsect(sect *Section, first *LSym) int {
 		}
 		Ctxt.Cursym = sym
 
-		for ri = 0; ri < len(sym.R); ri++ {
-			r = &sym.R[ri]
+		for ri := 0; ri < len(sym.R); ri++ {
+			r := &sym.R[ri]
 			if r.Done != 0 {
 				continue
 			}