diff --git a/build/unix/elfhack/elfhack.cpp b/build/unix/elfhack/elfhack.cpp
index 4ba4296764b..3674dbd3ea7 100644
--- a/build/unix/elfhack/elfhack.cpp
+++ b/build/unix/elfhack/elfhack.cpp
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ int do_relocation_section(Elf *elf, unsigned int rel_type, unsigned int rel_type
     relhack_entry.r_offset = relhack_entry.r_info = 0;
     relhack->push_back(relhack_entry);
 
-    relhackcode->insertAfter(section);
+    relhackcode->insertBefore(section);
     relhack->insertAfter(relhackcode);
 
     unsigned int old_end = section->getOffset() + section->getSize();
diff --git a/build/unix/elfhack/elfxx.h b/build/unix/elfhack/elfxx.h
index 74a30c9007f..ee438b48df8 100644
--- a/build/unix/elfhack/elfxx.h
+++ b/build/unix/elfhack/elfxx.h
@@ -360,6 +360,23 @@ public:
             markDirty();
     }
 
+    void insertBefore(ElfSection *section, bool dirty = true) {
+        if (previous != NULL)
+            previous->next = next;
+        if (next != NULL)
+            next->previous = previous;
+        next = section;
+        if (section != NULL) {
+            previous = section->previous;
+            section->previous = this;
+        } else
+            previous = NULL;
+        if (previous != NULL)
+            previous->next = this;
+        if (dirty)
+            markDirty();
+    }
+
     void markDirty() {
         if (link != NULL)
             shdr.sh_link = -1;