diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
index e421caabce..b869eea278 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
@@ -990,19 +990,6 @@ func addinitarrdata(ctxt *Link, s *sym.Symbol) {
 	sp.AddAddr(ctxt.Arch, s)
 }
 
-func dosymtype(ctxt *Link) {
-	switch ctxt.BuildMode {
-	case BuildModeCArchive, BuildModeCShared:
-		for _, s := range ctxt.Syms.Allsym {
-			// Create a new entry in the .init_array section that points to the
-			// library initializer function.
-			if s.Name == *flagEntrySymbol && ctxt.HeadType != objabi.Haix {
-				addinitarrdata(ctxt, s)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // symalign returns the required alignment for the given symbol s.
 func symalign(s *sym.Symbol) int32 {
 	min := int32(thearch.Minalign)
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/symtab.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/symtab.go
index 3add7197b8..d686a8a476 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/symtab.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/symtab.go
@@ -326,7 +326,16 @@ func textsectionmap(ctxt *Link) uint32 {
 }
 
 func (ctxt *Link) symtab() {
-	dosymtype(ctxt)
+	switch ctxt.BuildMode {
+	case BuildModeCArchive, BuildModeCShared:
+		for _, s := range ctxt.Syms.Allsym {
+			// Create a new entry in the .init_array section that points to the
+			// library initializer function.
+			if s.Name == *flagEntrySymbol && ctxt.HeadType != objabi.Haix {
+				addinitarrdata(ctxt, s)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	// Define these so that they'll get put into the symbol table.
 	// data.c:/^address will provide the actual values.