diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go
index fcd391da90..a5f2092f0f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go
@@ -346,20 +346,13 @@ func Main(arch *sys.Arch, theArch Arch) {
 		if err := ctxt.Out.Mmap(filesize); err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		// Asmb will redirect symbols to the output file mmap, and relocations
-		// will be applied directly there.
-		bench.Start("Asmb")
-		thearch.Asmb(ctxt)
-		bench.Start("reloc")
-		ctxt.reloc()
-	} else {
-		// If we don't mmap, we need to apply relocations before
-		// writing out.
-		bench.Start("reloc")
-		ctxt.reloc()
-		bench.Start("Asmb")
-		thearch.Asmb(ctxt)
 	}
+	// Asmb will redirect symbols to the output file mmap, and relocations
+	// will be applied directly there.
+	bench.Start("Asmb")
+	thearch.Asmb(ctxt)
+	bench.Start("reloc")
+	ctxt.reloc()
 	bench.Start("Asmb2")
 	thearch.Asmb2(ctxt)