diff --git a/src/Compilation.zig b/src/Compilation.zig
index 066dfc3220..546f98e3e4 100644
--- a/src/Compilation.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation.zig
@@ -6059,7 +6059,7 @@ test "classifyFileExt" {
     try std.testing.expectEqual(FileExt.zig, classifyFileExt("foo.zig"));
 }
 
-pub fn get_libc_crt_file(comp: *Compilation, arena: Allocator, basename: []const u8) !Path {
+fn get_libc_crt_file(comp: *Compilation, arena: Allocator, basename: []const u8) !Path {
     return (try crtFilePath(&comp.crt_files, basename)) orelse {
         const lci = comp.libc_installation orelse return error.LibCInstallationNotAvailable;
         const crt_dir_path = lci.crt_dir orelse return error.LibCInstallationMissingCrtDir;
diff --git a/test/link/elf.zig b/test/link/elf.zig
index 9a324c0502..8af1dff695 100644
--- a/test/link/elf.zig
+++ b/test/link/elf.zig
@@ -2724,7 +2724,7 @@ fn testRelocatableArchive(b: *Build, opts: Options) *Step {
 fn testRelocatableEhFrame(b: *Build, opts: Options) *Step {
     const test_step = addTestStep(b, "relocatable-eh-frame", opts);
 
-    const obj = addObject(b, opts, .{
+    const obj1 = addObject(b, opts, .{
         .name = "obj1",
         .cpp_source_bytes =
         \\#include <stdexcept>
@@ -2733,12 +2733,21 @@ fn testRelocatableEhFrame(b: *Build, opts: Options) *Step {
         \\}
         ,
     });
-    addCppSourceBytes(obj,
+    obj1.linkLibCpp();
+    const obj2 = addObject(b, opts, .{
+        .name = "obj2",
+        .cpp_source_bytes =
         \\extern int try_me();
         \\int try_again() {
         \\  return try_me();
         \\}
-    , &.{});
+        ,
+    });
+    obj2.linkLibCpp();
+
+    const obj = addObject(b, opts, .{ .name = "obj" });
+    obj.addObject(obj1);
+    obj.addObject(obj2);
     obj.linkLibCpp();
 
     const exe = addExecutable(b, opts, .{ .name = "test1" });
@@ -2768,8 +2777,8 @@ fn testRelocatableEhFrame(b: *Build, opts: Options) *Step {
 fn testRelocatableEhFrameComdatHeavy(b: *Build, opts: Options) *Step {
     const test_step = addTestStep(b, "relocatable-eh-frame-comdat-heavy", opts);
 
-    const obj = addObject(b, opts, .{
-        .name = "obj2",
+    const obj1 = addObject(b, opts, .{
+        .name = "obj1",
         .cpp_source_bytes =
         \\#include <stdexcept>
         \\int try_me() {
@@ -2777,13 +2786,20 @@ fn testRelocatableEhFrameComdatHeavy(b: *Build, opts: Options) *Step {
         \\}
         ,
     });
-    addCppSourceBytes(obj,
+    obj1.linkLibCpp();
+    const obj2 = addObject(b, opts, .{
+        .name = "obj2",
+        .cpp_source_bytes =
         \\extern int try_me();
         \\int try_again() {
         \\  return try_me();
         \\}
-    , &.{});
-    addCppSourceBytes(obj,
+        ,
+    });
+    obj2.linkLibCpp();
+    const obj3 = addObject(b, opts, .{
+        .name = "obj3",
+        .cpp_source_bytes =
         \\#include <iostream>
         \\#include <stdexcept>
         \\extern int try_again();
@@ -2795,7 +2811,14 @@ fn testRelocatableEhFrameComdatHeavy(b: *Build, opts: Options) *Step {
         \\  }
         \\  return 0;
         \\}
-    , &.{});
+        ,
+    });
+    obj3.linkLibCpp();
+
+    const obj = addObject(b, opts, .{ .name = "obj" });
+    obj.addObject(obj1);
+    obj.addObject(obj2);
+    obj.addObject(obj3);
     obj.linkLibCpp();
 
     const exe = addExecutable(b, opts, .{ .name = "test2" });