diff --git a/crates/compiler/gen_dev/src/object_builder.rs b/crates/compiler/gen_dev/src/object_builder.rs
index 3520a93c21..4d26bdb7a7 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/gen_dev/src/object_builder.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/gen_dev/src/object_builder.rs
@@ -275,22 +275,7 @@ fn generate_wrapper<'a, B: Backend<'a>>(
     };
     output.add_symbol(symbol);
     if let Some(sym_id) = output.symbol_id(name) {
-        let (encoding, size) = match backend.target_info().architecture {
-            roc_target::Architecture::Aarch32 => todo!(),
-            roc_target::Architecture::Aarch64 => (RelocationEncoding::AArch64Call, 26),
-            roc_target::Architecture::Wasm32 => todo!(),
-            roc_target::Architecture::X86_32 => todo!(),
-            roc_target::Architecture::X86_64 => (RelocationEncoding::X86Branch, 32),
-        };
-
-        let reloc = write::Relocation {
-            offset: offset + proc_offset,
-            size,
-            kind: RelocationKind::PltRelative,
-            encoding,
-            symbol: sym_id,
-            addend: -4,
-        };
+        let reloc = create_relocation(backend.target_info(), sym_id, offset + proc_offset);
 
         match output.add_relocation(text_section, reloc) {
             Ok(obj) => obj,
@@ -301,6 +286,25 @@ fn generate_wrapper<'a, B: Backend<'a>>(
     }
 }
 
+fn create_relocation(target_info: TargetInfo, symbol: SymbolId, offset: u64) -> write::Relocation {
+    let (encoding, size) = match target_info.architecture {
+        roc_target::Architecture::Aarch32 => todo!(),
+        roc_target::Architecture::Aarch64 => (RelocationEncoding::AArch64Call, 26),
+        roc_target::Architecture::Wasm32 => todo!(),
+        roc_target::Architecture::X86_32 => todo!(),
+        roc_target::Architecture::X86_64 => (RelocationEncoding::X86Branch, 32),
+    };
+
+    write::Relocation {
+        offset,
+        size,
+        kind: RelocationKind::PltRelative,
+        encoding,
+        symbol,
+        addend: -4,
+    }
+}
+
 fn build_object<'a, B: Backend<'a>>(
     procedures: MutMap<(symbol::Symbol, ProcLayout<'a>), Proc<'a>>,
     mut backend: B,
@@ -891,22 +895,7 @@ fn build_proc<'a, B: Backend<'a>>(
                 }
 
                 if let Some(sym_id) = output.symbol_id(name.as_bytes()) {
-                    let (encoding, size) = match target_info.architecture {
-                        roc_target::Architecture::Aarch32 => todo!(),
-                        roc_target::Architecture::Aarch64 => (RelocationEncoding::AArch64Call, 26),
-                        roc_target::Architecture::Wasm32 => todo!(),
-                        roc_target::Architecture::X86_32 => todo!(),
-                        roc_target::Architecture::X86_64 => (RelocationEncoding::X86Branch, 32),
-                    };
-
-                    write::Relocation {
-                        offset: offset + proc_offset,
-                        size,
-                        kind: RelocationKind::PltRelative,
-                        encoding,
-                        symbol: sym_id,
-                        addend: -4,
-                    }
+                    create_relocation(target_info, sym_id, offset + proc_offset)
                 } else {
                     internal_error!("failed to find fn symbol for {:?}", name);
                 }