diff --git a/assemble_aux.c b/assemble_aux.c
index dc6b9d0..d645ea9 100644
--- a/assemble_aux.c
+++ b/assemble_aux.c
@@ -693,8 +693,15 @@ void write_globals(
     SYMBOL_ITER     sym_iter;
     int             isect;
 
-    if (obj == NULL)
-        return;                        /* Nothing to do if no OBJ file. */
+    if (obj == NULL) {
+	for (isect = 0; isect < sector; isect++) {
+	    psect = sections[isect];
+
+	    psect->sector = isect;     /* Assign it a sector */
+	    psect->pc = 0;             /* Reset its PC for second pass */
+	}
+        return;                        /* Nothing more to do if no OBJ file. */
+    }
 
     gsd_init(&gsd, obj);
 
diff --git a/macro11.c b/macro11.c
index ad3c155..bb2249d 100644
--- a/macro11.c
+++ b/macro11.c
@@ -353,13 +353,6 @@ int main(
         stack_push(&stack, str);
     }
 
-    /*
-     * Reset dot in all sections. write_globals() only does it
-     * if there is an object file.
-     */
-    for (i = 0; i < sector; i++) {
-	sections[i]->pc = 0;
-    }
     DOT = 0;
 
     current_pc->section = &blank_section;