diff --git a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
index bb75a4b12d9b..a5712f964d3f 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,17 @@ LinkerScript<ELFT>::createSections(OutputSectionFactory<ELFT> &Factory) {
   return Result;
 }
 
+template <class ELFT>
+void LinkerScript<ELFT>::dispatchAssignment(SymbolAssignment *Cmd) {
+  uint64_t Val = evalExpr(Cmd->Expr, Dot);
+  if (Cmd->Name == ".") {
+    Dot = Val;
+  } else {
+    auto *D = cast<DefinedRegular<ELFT>>(Symtab<ELFT>::X->find(Cmd->Name));
+    D->Value = Val;
+  }
+}
+
 template <class ELFT>
 void LinkerScript<ELFT>::assignAddresses(
     ArrayRef<OutputSectionBase<ELFT> *> Sections) {
@@ -297,14 +308,7 @@ void LinkerScript<ELFT>::assignAddresses(
 
   for (const std::unique_ptr<BaseCommand> &Base : Opt.Commands) {
     if (auto *Cmd = dyn_cast<SymbolAssignment>(Base.get())) {
-      uint64_t Val = evalExpr(Cmd->Expr, Dot);
-      if (Cmd->Name == ".") {
-
-        Dot = Val;
-      } else {
-        auto *D = cast<DefinedRegular<ELFT>>(Symtab<ELFT>::X->find(Cmd->Name));
-        D->Value = Val;
-      }
+      dispatchAssignment(Cmd);
       continue;
     }
 
diff --git a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.h b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.h
index c4fa455f2656..0af38b4a4010 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.h
+++ b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ private:
 
   int getSectionIndex(StringRef Name);
   std::vector<size_t> getPhdrIndicesForSection(StringRef Name);
+  void dispatchAssignment(SymbolAssignment *Cmd);
 
   uintX_t Dot;
 };