--- binutils.orig/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c	2018-03-19 11:50:18.770407381 +0000

+++ binutils-2.27/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c	2018-03-19 12:01:12.177534677 +0000

@@ -1931,6 +1931,9 @@ elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc (bfd *abfd

     {

       bfd_signed_vma distance;

+      if (tsec->output_section == NULL)

+	return TRUE;

+

       /* At this point, we don't know the load addresses of TSEC

 	 section nor SEC section.  We estimate the distrance between

 	 SEC and TSEC.  We store the estimated distances in the