diff --git a/src/MachO/Atom.zig b/src/MachO/Atom.zig
index 473e20f4..458fffdc 100644
--- a/src/MachO/Atom.zig
+++ b/src/MachO/Atom.zig
@@ -669,6 +669,89 @@ fn encode(insts: []const Instruction, code: []u8) !void {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn calcNumRelocs(self: Atom, macho_file: *MachO) u32 {
+    switch (macho_file.options.cpu_arch.?) {
+        .aarch64 => {
+            var nreloc: u32 = 0;
+            for (self.getRelocs(macho_file)) |rel| {
+                nreloc += 1;
+                if (rel.addend > 0) nreloc += 1;
+            }
+            return nreloc;
+        },
+        .x86_64 => return @intCast(self.getRelocs(macho_file).len),
+        else => unreachable,
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn writeRelocs(self: Atom, macho_file: *MachO, buffer: *std.ArrayList(macho.relocation_info)) !void {
+    const tracy = trace(@src());
+    defer tracy.end();
+
+    const cpu_arch = macho_file.options.cpu_arch.?;
+    const relocs = self.getRelocs(macho_file);
+
+    for (relocs) |rel| {
+        const rel_offset = rel.offset - self.off;
+        const r_address: i32 = math.cast(i32, self.value + rel_offset) orelse return error.Overflow;
+        const r_symbolnum = r_symbolnum: {
+            const r_symbolnum: u32 = switch (rel.tag) {
+                .local => rel.getTargetAtom(macho_file).out_n_sect + 1,
+                .@"extern" => rel.getTargetSymbol(macho_file).getOutputSymtabIndex(macho_file).?,
+            };
+            break :r_symbolnum math.cast(u24, r_symbolnum) orelse return error.Overflow;
+        };
+        const r_extern = rel.tag == .@"extern";
+        const addend = rel.addend + rel.getRelocAddend(cpu_arch);
+
+        switch (cpu_arch) {
+            .aarch64 => {
+                if (addend > 0 and rel.type != .unsigned) {
+                    buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(.{
+                        .r_address = r_address,
+                        .r_symbolnum = @bitCast(math.cast(i24, addend) orelse return error.Overflow),
+                        .r_pcrel = 0,
+                        .r_length = 2,
+                        .r_extern = 0,
+                        .r_type = @intFromEnum(macho.reloc_type_arm64.ARM64_RELOC_ADDEND),
+                    });
+                }
+
+                const r_type: macho.reloc_type_arm64 = switch (rel.type) {
+                    .page => .ARM64_RELOC_PAGE21,
+                    .pageoff => .ARM64_RELOC_PAGEOFF12,
+                    .got_load_page => .ARM64_RELOC_GOT_LOAD_PAGE21,
+                    .got_load_pageoff => .ARM64_RELOC_GOT_LOAD_PAGEOFF12,
+                    .tlvp_page => .ARM64_RELOC_TLVP_LOAD_PAGE21,
+                    .tlvp_pageoff => .ARM64_RELOC_TLVP_LOAD_PAGEOFF12,
+                    .branch => .ARM64_RELOC_BRANCH26,
+                    .got => .ARM64_RELOC_POINTER_TO_GOT,
+                    .subtractor => .ARM64_RELOC_SUBTRACTOR,
+                    .unsigned => .ARM64_RELOC_UNSIGNED,
+
+                    .signed,
+                    .signed1,
+                    .signed2,
+                    .signed4,
+                    .got_load,
+                    .tlv,
+                    => unreachable,
+                };
+                buffer.appendAssumeCapacity(.{
+                    .r_address = r_address,
+                    .r_symbolnum = r_symbolnum,
+                    .r_pcrel = @intFromBool(rel.meta.pcrel),
+                    .r_extern = @intFromBool(r_extern),
+                    .r_length = rel.meta.length,
+                    .r_type = @intFromEnum(r_type),
+                });
+            },
+            .x86_64 => @panic("TODO"),
+            else => unreachable,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn format(
     atom: Atom,
     comptime unused_fmt_string: []const u8,
diff --git a/src/MachO/relocatable.zig b/src/MachO/relocatable.zig
index bbf1f0d5..c4a04075 100644
--- a/src/MachO/relocatable.zig
+++ b/src/MachO/relocatable.zig
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ pub fn flush(macho_file: *MachO) !void {
 
     state_log.debug("{}", .{macho_file.dumpState()});
 
+    try macho_file.calcSymtabSize();
     try writeAtoms(macho_file);
     try writeCompactUnwind(macho_file);
     try writeEhFrame(macho_file);
 
     off = mem.alignForward(u32, off, @alignOf(u64));
     off = try writeDataInCode(macho_file, off);
-    try macho_file.calcSymtabSize();
     off = mem.alignForward(u32, off, @alignOf(u64));
     off = try macho_file.writeSymtab(off);
     off = mem.alignForward(u32, off, @alignOf(u64));
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ fn calcSectionSizes(macho_file: *MachO) !void {
             atom.value = offset;
             header.size += padding + atom.size;
             header.@"align" = @max(header.@"align", atom.alignment);
-            header.nreloc += @intCast(atom.relocs.len);
+            header.nreloc += atom.calcNumRelocs(macho_file);
         }
     }
 
@@ -224,20 +224,26 @@ fn writeAtoms(macho_file: *MachO) !void {
         if (atoms.items.len == 0) continue;
         if (header.isZerofill()) continue;
 
-        const buffer = try gpa.alloc(u8, header.size);
-        defer gpa.free(buffer);
+        const code = try gpa.alloc(u8, header.size);
+        defer gpa.free(code);
         const padding_byte: u8 = if (header.isCode() and cpu_arch == .x86_64) 0xcc else 0;
-        @memset(buffer, padding_byte);
+        @memset(code, padding_byte);
+
+        var relocs = try std.ArrayList(macho.relocation_info).initCapacity(gpa, header.nreloc);
+        defer relocs.deinit();
 
         for (atoms.items) |atom_index| {
             const atom = macho_file.getAtom(atom_index).?;
             assert(atom.flags.alive);
             const off = atom.value - header.addr;
-            @memcpy(buffer[off..][0..atom.size], atom.getCode(macho_file));
-            // TODO write relocs
+            @memcpy(code[off..][0..atom.size], atom.getCode(macho_file));
+
+            try atom.writeRelocs(macho_file, &relocs);
         }
 
-        try macho_file.base.file.pwriteAll(buffer, header.offset);
+        // TODO scattered writes?
+        try macho_file.base.file.pwriteAll(code, header.offset);
+        try macho_file.base.file.pwriteAll(mem.sliceAsBytes(relocs.items), header.reloff);
     }
 }