diff -rup binutils.orig/ld/ldlang.c binutils-2.35.1/ld/ldlang.c
--- binutils.orig/ld/ldlang.c	2021-01-04 15:20:32.901498036 +0000
+++ binutils-2.35.1/ld/ldlang.c	2021-01-04 15:22:03.151916333 +0000
@@ -1529,6 +1529,8 @@ lang_output_section_statement_lookup (co
 
   entry->s.output_section_statement.name = name;
   entry->s.output_section_statement.constraint = constraint;
+  entry->s.output_section_statement.dup_output = (create == 2
+                                                 || constraint == SPECIAL);
   return &entry->s.output_section_statement;
 }
 
@@ -2390,7 +2392,7 @@ init_os (lang_output_section_statement_t
   if (strcmp (s->name, DISCARD_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
     einfo (_("%F%P: illegal use of `%s' section\n"), DISCARD_SECTION_NAME);
 
-  if (s->constraint != SPECIAL)
+  if (!s->dup_output)
     s->bfd_section = bfd_get_section_by_name (link_info.output_bfd, s->name);
   if (s->bfd_section == NULL)
     s->bfd_section = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (link_info.output_bfd,
diff -rup binutils.orig/ld/ldlang.h binutils-2.35.1/ld/ldlang.h
--- binutils.orig/ld/ldlang.h	2021-01-04 15:20:32.627499830 +0000
+++ binutils-2.35.1/ld/ldlang.h	2021-01-04 15:21:06.688277003 +0000
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ typedef struct lang_output_section_state
   unsigned int after_end : 1;
   /* If this section uses the alignment of its input sections.  */
   unsigned int align_lma_with_input : 1;
+  /* If script has duplicate output section statements of the same name
+     create duplicate output sections.  */
+  unsigned int dup_output : 1;
 } lang_output_section_statement_type;
 
 typedef struct