diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/asm.go
index 7082c839ee..0c5486bf53 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/asm.go
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ func machoreloc1(arch *sys.Arch, out *ld.OutBuf, ldr *loader.Loader, s loader.Sy
 	rs := r.Xsym
 	rt := r.Type
 
-	if ldr.SymType(rs) == sym.SHOSTOBJ || rt == objabi.R_PCREL || rt == objabi.R_GOTPCREL || rt == objabi.R_CALL {
+	if rt == objabi.R_PCREL || rt == objabi.R_GOTPCREL || rt == objabi.R_CALL || ldr.SymType(rs) == sym.SHOSTOBJ || ldr.SymType(s) == sym.SINITARR {
 		if ldr.SymDynid(rs) < 0 {
 			ldr.Errorf(s, "reloc %d (%s) to non-macho symbol %s type=%d (%s)", rt, sym.RelocName(arch, rt), ldr.SymName(rs), ldr.SymType(rs), ldr.SymType(rs))
 			return false
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go
index f2a2b32232..6e691dbe65 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go
@@ -577,10 +577,11 @@ func machoreloc1(arch *sys.Arch, out *ld.OutBuf, ldr *loader.Loader, s loader.Sy
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ldr.SymType(rs) == sym.SHOSTOBJ || rt == objabi.R_CALLARM64 ||
+	if rt == objabi.R_CALLARM64 ||
 		rt == objabi.R_ARM64_PCREL_LDST8 || rt == objabi.R_ARM64_PCREL_LDST16 ||
 		rt == objabi.R_ARM64_PCREL_LDST32 || rt == objabi.R_ARM64_PCREL_LDST64 ||
-		rt == objabi.R_ADDRARM64 || rt == objabi.R_ARM64_GOTPCREL {
+		rt == objabi.R_ADDRARM64 || rt == objabi.R_ARM64_GOTPCREL ||
+		ldr.SymType(rs) == sym.SHOSTOBJ || ldr.SymType(s) == sym.SINITARR {
 		if ldr.SymDynid(rs) < 0 {
 			ldr.Errorf(s, "reloc %d (%s) to non-macho symbol %s type=%d (%s)", rt, sym.RelocName(arch, rt), ldr.SymName(rs), ldr.SymType(rs), ldr.SymType(rs))
 			return false
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
index d651e2e346..21b2e9a9d4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
@@ -368,7 +368,9 @@ func (st *relocSymState) relocsym(s loader.Sym, P []byte) {
 						o = 0
 					}
 				} else if target.IsDarwin() {
-					if ldr.SymType(rs) != sym.SHOSTOBJ {
+					if ldr.SymType(rs) != sym.SHOSTOBJ && ldr.SymType(s) != sym.SINITARR {
+						// ld-prime drops the offset in data for SINITARR. We need to use
+						// symbol-targeted relocation. See also machoreloc1.
 						o += ldr.SymValue(rs)
 					}
 				} else if target.IsWindows() {