--- /dev/null
+bfd/ChangeLog
+2016-08-23 Nick Clifton <address@hidden>
+
+ * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_count_additional_relocs): Return zero if
+ there is no arm data associated with the section.
+
+[Thomas: taken from https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-binutils/2016-08/msg00165.html.]
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+
+diff --git a/bfd/elf32-arm.c b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
+index 1eba21b..4478238 100644
+--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c
++++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
+@@ -18688,7 +18688,7 @@ elf32_arm_count_additional_relocs (asection *sec)
+ {
+ struct _arm_elf_section_data *arm_data;
+ arm_data = get_arm_elf_section_data (sec);
+- return arm_data->additional_reloc_count;
++ return arm_data == NULL ? 0 : arm_data->additional_reloc_count;
+ }
+
+ /* Called to set the sh_flags, sh_link and sh_info fields of OSECTION which