Original patch from Gentoo: gentoo/src/patchsets/binutils/2.19/03_all_binutils-2.15.92.0.2-ppc64-pie.patch diff -durN binutils-2.19.orig/bfd/elf64-ppc.c binutils-2.19/bfd/elf64-ppc.c --- binutils-2.19.orig/bfd/elf64-ppc.c 2008-10-09 14:18:24.000000000 +0200 +++ binutils-2.19/bfd/elf64-ppc.c 2008-11-23 16:16:11.000000000 +0100 @@ -11294,7 +11294,12 @@ else if (!SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL (info, &h->elf) && !is_opd && r_type != R_PPC64_TOC) - outrel.r_info = ELF64_R_INFO (h->elf.dynindx, r_type); + { + outrel.r_info = ELF64_R_INFO (h->elf.dynindx, r_type); + if (h->elf.dynindx == -1 + && h->elf.root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak) + memset (&outrel, 0, sizeof outrel); + } else { /* This symbol is local, or marked to become local,