const elfcpp::Ehdr<size, big_endian>& ehdr)
{
int et = ehdr.get_e_type();
- if (et == elfcpp::ET_REL)
+ // ET_EXEC files are valid input for --just-symbols/-R,
+ // and we treat them as relocatable objects.
+ if (et == elfcpp::ET_REL
+ || (et == elfcpp::ET_EXEC && input_file->just_symbols()))
{
Sized_relobj_file<size, big_endian>* obj =
new Sized_relobj_file<size, big_endian>(name, input_file, offset, ehdr);