diff --git a/SOURCES/binutils-keep-weak-aliases.patch b/SOURCES/binutils-keep-weak-aliases.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88346d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/binutils-keep-weak-aliases.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+--- binutils.orig/bfd/elflink.c	2020-02-18 17:32:29.506802884 +0000
++++ binutils-2.32/bfd/elflink.c	2020-02-18 17:34:09.783017828 +0000
+@@ -12988,6 +12988,7 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec (struct bfd_link_i
+ {
+   unsigned long r_symndx;
+   struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
++  struct elf_link_hash_entry *hw;
+ 
+   r_symndx = cookie->rel->r_info >> cookie->r_sym_shift;
+   if (r_symndx == STN_UNDEF)
+@@ -13007,12 +13008,16 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec (struct bfd_link_i
+ 	     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+ 	h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+       h->mark = 1;
+-      /* If this symbol is weak and there is a non-weak definition, we
+-	 keep the non-weak definition because many backends put
+-	 dynamic reloc info on the non-weak definition for code
+-	 handling copy relocs.  */
+-      if (h->is_weakalias)
+-	weakdef (h)->mark = 1;
++      /* Keep all aliases of the symbol too.  If an object symbol
++        needs to be copied into .dynbss then all of its aliases
++        should be present as dynamic symbols, not just the one used
++        on the copy relocation.  */
++      hw = h;
++      while (hw->is_weakalias)
++       {
++         hw = hw->u.alias;
++         hw->mark = 1;
++       }
+ 
+       if (start_stop != NULL)
+ 	{
diff --git a/SPECS/binutils.spec b/SPECS/binutils.spec
index 97bfdcb..5419164 100644
--- a/SPECS/binutils.spec
+++ b/SPECS/binutils.spec
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
 Name: %{?scl_prefix}%{?cross}binutils%{?_with_debug:-debug}
 Version: 2.30
-Release: 55%{?dist}.1
+Release: 55%{?dist}.2
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: https://sourceware.org/binutils
@@ -371,6 +371,11 @@ Patch54: binutils-plugins-need-dlsym.patch
 # Lifetime: Fixed in 2.34
 Patch55: binutils-x86-JCC-Errata.patch
 
+# Purpose:  Stop the linker's garbage collection feature from removing
+#            aliases for weak symbols.
+# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.35 
+Patch56: binutils-keep-weak-aliases.patch
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Provides: bundled(libiberty)
@@ -560,6 +565,7 @@ using libelf instead of BFD.
 %patch53 -p1
 %patch54 -p1
 %patch55 -p1
+%patch56 -p1
 
 # We cannot run autotools as there is an exact requirement of autoconf-2.59.
 # FIXME - this is no longer true.  Maybe try reinstating autotool use ?
@@ -996,6 +1002,9 @@ exit 0
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 19 2020 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.30-55.2
+- Stop the linker's garbage collection feature from removing aliases for weak symbols.  (#1804687)
+
 * Sun Dec 08 2019 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.30-55.1
 - Add ability to x86 assembler to generate workarounds for Intel JCC flaw.  (#1779412)