diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 73b0b4d1875..57bb506162f 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Don't check relocations
+	in excluded sections
+
 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	PR ld/19969
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 5af334ad172..b432384bd7d 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -3518,7 +3518,9 @@ _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	  Elf_Internal_Rela *internal_relocs;
 	  bfd_boolean ok;
 
+	  /* Don't check relocations in excluded sections.  */
 	  if ((o->flags & SEC_RELOC) == 0
+	      || (o->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) != 0
 	      || o->reloc_count == 0
 	      || ((info->strip == strip_all || info->strip == strip_debugger)
 		  && (o->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0)