diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
index 28d8c397e0..6ffc67327e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
@@ -1339,6 +1339,14 @@ func (l *Loader) relocs(r *oReader, li int) Relocs {
 	}
 }
 
+// RelocByOff implements sort.Interface for sorting relocations by offset.
+
+type RelocByOff []Reloc
+
+func (x RelocByOff) Len() int           { return len(x) }
+func (x RelocByOff) Swap(i, j int)      { x[i], x[j] = x[j], x[i] }
+func (x RelocByOff) Less(i, j int) bool { return x[i].Off < x[j].Off }
+
 // Preload a package: add autolibs, add symbols to the symbol table.
 // Does not read symbol data yet.
 func (l *Loader) Preload(arch *sys.Arch, syms *sym.Symbols, f *bio.Reader, lib *sym.Library, unit *sym.CompilationUnit, length int64, pn string, flags int) {