diff --git a/src/link/Elf/Atom.zig b/src/link/Elf/Atom.zig
index 0a27d8e47b..6201bd1644 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/Atom.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/Atom.zig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ size: u64 = 0,
 alignment: Alignment = .@"1",
 
 /// Index of the input section.
-input_section_index: u16 = 0,
+input_section_index: u32 = 0,
 
 /// Index of the output section.
 output_section_index: u16 = 0,