diff --git a/OfflineModRecomp/main.cpp b/OfflineModRecomp/main.cpp
index d795d39..ac0e758 100644
--- a/OfflineModRecomp/main.cpp
+++ b/OfflineModRecomp/main.cpp
@@ -73,12 +73,14 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 
     N64Recomp::Context mod_context;
 
-	N64Recomp::ModSymbolsError error = N64Recomp::parse_mod_symbols(symbol_data_span, rom_data, sections_by_vrom, reference_context, mod_context);
+	N64Recomp::ModSymbolsError error = N64Recomp::parse_mod_symbols(symbol_data_span, rom_data, sections_by_vrom, mod_context);
     if (error != N64Recomp::ModSymbolsError::Good) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error parsing mod symbols: %d\n", (int)error);
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
+    mod_context.import_reference_context(reference_context);
+
     // Populate R_MIPS_26 reloc symbol indices. Start by building a map of vram address to matching reference symbols.
     std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::vector<size_t>> reference_symbols_by_vram{};
     for (size_t reference_symbol_index = 0; reference_symbol_index < mod_context.num_regular_reference_symbols(); reference_symbol_index++) {
diff --git a/include/n64recomp.h b/include/n64recomp.h
index aaaa6a5..80c6628 100644
--- a/include/n64recomp.h
+++ b/include/n64recomp.h
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ namespace N64Recomp {
         FunctionOutOfBounds,
     };
 
-    ModSymbolsError parse_mod_symbols(std::span<const char> data, std::span<const uint8_t> binary, const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, uint16_t>& sections_by_vrom, const Context& reference_context, Context& context_out);
+    ModSymbolsError parse_mod_symbols(std::span<const char> data, std::span<const uint8_t> binary, const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, uint16_t>& sections_by_vrom, Context& context_out);
     std::vector<uint8_t> symbols_to_bin_v1(const Context& mod_context);
 
     inline bool validate_mod_name(std::string_view str) {
diff --git a/src/mod_symbols.cpp b/src/mod_symbols.cpp
index 2de7aa1..e0beba3 100644
--- a/src/mod_symbols.cpp
+++ b/src/mod_symbols.cpp
@@ -416,13 +416,11 @@ bool parse_v1(std::span<const char> data, const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, uin
     return offset == data.size();
 }
 
-N64Recomp::ModSymbolsError N64Recomp::parse_mod_symbols(std::span<const char> data, std::span<const uint8_t> binary, const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, uint16_t>& sections_by_vrom, const Context& reference_context, Context& mod_context_out) {
+N64Recomp::ModSymbolsError N64Recomp::parse_mod_symbols(std::span<const char> data, std::span<const uint8_t> binary, const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, uint16_t>& sections_by_vrom, Context& mod_context_out) {
     size_t offset = 0;
     mod_context_out = {};
     const FileHeader* header = reinterpret_data<FileHeader>(data, offset);
 
-    mod_context_out.import_reference_context(reference_context);
-
     if (header == nullptr) {
         return ModSymbolsError::NotASymbolFile;
     }