--- binutils.orig/bfd/elflink.c	2018-03-14 10:14:49.729271271 +0000

+++ binutils-2.30/bfd/elflink.c	2018-03-14 10:15:15.748967793 +0000

@@ -12785,7 +12785,7 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_hook (asection *sec,

   return NULL;

 }

-/* Return the global debug definition section.  */

+/* Return the debug definition section.  */

 static asection *

 elf_gc_mark_debug_section (asection *sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,

@@ -12794,11 +12794,22 @@ elf_gc_mark_debug_section (asection *sec

 			   struct elf_link_hash_entry *h,

 			   Elf_Internal_Sym *sym ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)

 {

-  if (h != NULL

-      && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined

-	  || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)

-      && (h->root.u.def.section->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0)

-    return h->root.u.def.section;

+  if (h != NULL)

+    {

+      /* Return the global debug definition section.  */

+      if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined

+	   || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)

+	  && (h->root.u.def.section->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0)

+	return h->root.u.def.section;

+    }

+  else

+    {

+      /* Return the local debug definition section.  */

+      asection *isec = bfd_section_from_elf_index (sec->owner,

+						   sym->st_shndx);

+      if ((isec->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0)

+	return isec;

+    }

   return NULL;

 }