diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c
index a1310c52fc0c..857e492c571e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static void walk_relocs(void (*visit)(Elf32_Rel *rel, Elf32_Sym *sym))
 			continue;
 		}
 		sh_symtab = sec_symtab->symtab;
-		sym_strtab = sec->link->strtab;
+		sym_strtab = sec_symtab->link->strtab;
 		for (j = 0; j < sec->shdr.sh_size/sizeof(Elf32_Rel); j++) {
 			Elf32_Rel *rel;
 			Elf32_Sym *sym;