diff --git a/src/codegen.zig b/src/codegen.zig
index 7dc605ba73..20243ba861 100644
--- a/src/codegen.zig
+++ b/src/codegen.zig
@@ -2965,6 +2965,7 @@ fn Function(comptime arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch) type {
                         }
                         if (self.air.value(callee)) |func_value| {
                             if (func_value.castTag(.function)) |func_payload| {
+                                try p9.seeDecl(func_payload.data.owner_decl);
                                 const ptr_bits = self.target.cpu.arch.ptrBitWidth();
                                 const ptr_bytes: u64 = @divExact(ptr_bits, 8);
                                 const got_addr = p9.bases.data;
@@ -3012,6 +3013,7 @@ fn Function(comptime arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch) type {
                         }
                         if (self.air.value(callee)) |func_value| {
                             if (func_value.castTag(.function)) |func_payload| {
+                                try p9.seeDecl(func_payload.data.owner_decl);
                                 const ptr_bits = self.target.cpu.arch.ptrBitWidth();
                                 const ptr_bytes: u64 = @divExact(ptr_bits, 8);
                                 const got_addr = p9.bases.data;
@@ -4939,6 +4941,7 @@ fn Function(comptime arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch) type {
                                 const got_addr = coff_file.offset_table_virtual_address + decl.link.coff.offset_table_index * ptr_bytes;
                                 return MCValue{ .memory = got_addr };
                             } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.Plan9)) |p9| {
+                                try p9.seeDecl(decl);
                                 const got_addr = p9.bases.data + decl.link.plan9.got_index.? * ptr_bytes;
                                 return MCValue{ .memory = got_addr };
                             } else {
diff --git a/src/link/Plan9.zig b/src/link/Plan9.zig
index 004d12ad22..a51ab08e95 100644
--- a/src/link/Plan9.zig
+++ b/src/link/Plan9.zig
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ pub fn updateFunc(self: *Plan9, module: *Module, func: *Module.Fn, air: Air, liv
     }
 
     const decl = func.owner_decl;
+
+    try self.seeDecl(decl);
     log.debug("codegen decl {*} ({s})", .{ decl, decl.name });
 
     var code_buffer = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.base.allocator);
@@ -176,6 +178,8 @@ pub fn updateDecl(self: *Plan9, module: *Module, decl: *Module.Decl) !void {
         }
     }
 
+    try self.seeDecl(decl);
+
     log.debug("codegen decl {*} ({s})", .{ decl, decl.name });
 
     var code_buffer = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.base.allocator);
@@ -407,12 +411,24 @@ pub fn freeDecl(self: *Plan9, decl: *Module.Decl) void {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn seeDecl(self: *Plan9, decl: *Module.Decl) !void {
+    if (decl.link.plan9.got_index == null) {
+        if (self.got_index_free_list.popOrNull()) |i| {
+            decl.link.plan9.got_index = i;
+        } else {
+            self.got_len += 1;
+            decl.link.plan9.got_index = self.got_len - 1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn updateDeclExports(
     self: *Plan9,
     module: *Module,
     decl: *Module.Decl,
     exports: []const *Module.Export,
 ) !void {
+    try self.seeDecl(decl);
     // we do all the things in flush
     _ = self;
     _ = module;
@@ -494,13 +510,8 @@ pub fn writeSyms(self: *Plan9, buf: *std.ArrayList(u8)) !void {
     }
 }
 
+/// this will be removed, moved to updateFinish
 pub fn allocateDeclIndexes(self: *Plan9, decl: *Module.Decl) !void {
-    if (decl.link.plan9.got_index == null) {
-        if (self.got_index_free_list.popOrNull()) |i| {
-            decl.link.plan9.got_index = i;
-        } else {
-            self.got_len += 1;
-            decl.link.plan9.got_index = self.got_len - 1;
-        }
-    }
+    _ = self;
+    _ = decl;
 }