diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 71933e68797..d545c1d0e1e 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-08-31  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_mov_to_lea): Don't optimize
+	_DYNAMIC.
+	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_mov_to_lea): Likewise.
+
 2012-08-31  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_mov_to_lea): New.
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i386.c b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
index c9bc6944c4f..eab963c2b4c 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-i386.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ elf_i386_convert_mov_to_lea (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
 	     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
 	h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
 
-      /* STT_GNU_IFUNC must keep R_386_GOT32 relocation.  */
+      /* STT_GNU_IFUNC must keep R_386_GOT32 relocation.  We also avoid
+	 optimizing _DYNAMIC since ld.so may use its link-time address.  */
       if (h->def_regular
 	  && h->type != STT_GNU_IFUNC
+	  && strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") != 0
 	  && SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL (link_info, h)
 	  && bfd_get_8 (input_bfd,
 			contents + irel->r_offset - 2) == 0x8b)
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
index 0c37cd3d254..9edc5aea3bc 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
@@ -2667,9 +2667,12 @@ elf_x86_64_convert_mov_to_lea (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
 	     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
 	h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
 
-      /* STT_GNU_IFUNC must keep R_X86_64_GOTPCREL relocation.  */
+      /* STT_GNU_IFUNC must keep R_X86_64_GOTPCREL relocation.  We also
+	 avoid optimizing _DYNAMIC since ld.so may use its link-time
+	 address.  */
       if (h->def_regular
 	  && h->type != STT_GNU_IFUNC
+	  && strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") != 0
 	  && SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL (link_info, h)
 	  && bfd_get_8 (input_bfd,
 			contents + irel->r_offset - 2) == 0x8b)
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog b/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 35740cc75e3..dc9223daa6f 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+2012-08-31  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	* ld-i386/i386.exp: Run mov1a, mov1b.
+	* ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: Run mov1a, mov1b, mov1c, mov1d.
+
+	* ld-i386/mov1.s: New file.
+	* ld-i386/mov1a.d: Likewise.
+	* ld-i386/mov1b.d: Likewise.
+	* ld-x86-64/mov1.s: Likewise.
+	* ld-x86-64/mov1a.d: Likewise.
+	* ld-x86-64/mov1b.d: Likewise.
+	* ld-x86-64/mov1c.d: Likewise.
+	* ld-x86-64/mov1d.d: Likewise.
+
 2012-08-31  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* ld-i386/i386.exp: Run lea1d, lea1f, lea1f.
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/i386.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/i386.exp
index adb852e6805..f5835accc3f 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/i386.exp
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/i386.exp
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ run_dump_test "lea1c"
 run_dump_test "lea1d"
 run_dump_test "lea1e"
 run_dump_test "lea1f"
+run_dump_test "mov1a"
+run_dump_test "mov1b"
 
 if { !([istarget "i?86-*-linux*"]
        || [istarget "i?86-*-gnu*"]
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/mov1.s b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/mov1.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c813e718b18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/mov1.s
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+	.text
+	.globl	_start
+	.type	_start, @function
+_start:
+	movl	_DYNAMIC@GOT(%ecx), %eax
+	.size	_start, .-_start
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/mov1a.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/mov1a.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d8ce6b821f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/mov1a.d
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#source: mov1.s
+#as: --32
+#ld: -shared -melf_i386
+#objdump: -dw
+
+.*: +file format .*
+
+
+Disassembly of section .text:
+
+#...
+[ 	]*[a-f0-9]+:	8b 81 ([0-9a-f]{2} ){4} *	mov    -0x[a-f0-9]+\(%ecx\),%eax
+#pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/mov1b.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/mov1b.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..583dfc82d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-i386/mov1b.d
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#source: mov1.s
+#as: --32
+#ld: -pie -melf_i386
+#objdump: -dw
+
+.*: +file format .*
+
+
+Disassembly of section .text:
+
+#...
+[ 	]*[a-f0-9]+:	8b 81 ([0-9a-f]{2} ){4} *	mov    -0x[a-f0-9]+\(%ecx\),%eax
+#pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1.s b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a11b7a19f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1.s
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+	.text
+	.globl	_start
+	.type	_start, @function
+_start:
+	movq	_DYNAMIC@GOTPCREL(%rip), %rax
+	.size	_start, .-_start
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1a.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1a.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df156be1177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1a.d
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#source: mov1.s
+#as: --64
+#ld: -shared -melf_x86_64
+#objdump: -dw
+
+.*: +file format .*
+
+
+Disassembly of section .text:
+
+#...
+[ 	]*[a-f0-9]+:	48 8b 05 ([0-9a-f]{2} ){4} *	mov    0x[a-f0-9]+\(%rip\),%rax        # [a-f0-9]+ <_DYNAMIC\+0x[a-f0-9]+>
+#pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1b.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1b.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f2f6f5e5df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1b.d
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#source: mov1.s
+#as: --64
+#ld: -pie -melf_x86_64
+#objdump: -dw
+
+.*: +file format .*
+
+
+Disassembly of section .text:
+
+#...
+[ 	]*[a-f0-9]+:	48 8b 05 ([0-9a-f]{2} ){4} *	mov    0x[a-f0-9]+\(%rip\),%rax        # [a-f0-9]+ <_DYNAMIC\+0x[a-f0-9]+>
+#pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1c.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1c.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a57e1c184cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1c.d
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#source: mov1.s
+#as: --x32
+#ld: -shared -melf32_x86_64
+#objdump: -dw
+
+.*: +file format .*
+
+
+Disassembly of section .text:
+
+#...
+[ 	]*[a-f0-9]+:	48 8b 05 ([0-9a-f]{2} ){4} *	mov    0x[a-f0-9]+\(%rip\),%rax        # [a-f0-9]+ <_DYNAMIC\+0x[a-f0-9]+>
+#pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1d.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1d.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..955d33e51a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/mov1d.d
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#source: mov1.s
+#as: --x32
+#ld: -pie -melf32_x86_64
+#objdump: -dw
+
+.*: +file format .*
+
+
+Disassembly of section .text:
+
+#...
+[ 	]*[a-f0-9]+:	48 8b 05 ([0-9a-f]{2} ){4} *	mov    0x[a-f0-9]+\(%rip\),%rax        # [a-f0-9]+ <_DYNAMIC\+0x[a-f0-9]+>
+#pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp
index 7eabf393903..1ad54e6fac8 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp
@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@ run_dump_test "lea1i"
 run_dump_test "lea1j"
 run_dump_test "lea1k"
 run_dump_test "lea1l"
+run_dump_test "mov1a"
+run_dump_test "mov1b"
+run_dump_test "mov1c"
+run_dump_test "mov1d"
 
 # Must be native with the C compiler
 if { [isnative] && [which $CC] != 0 } {