diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 7fb198a7d6f..6c4baf800cb 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-06-08  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
+
+	* elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_size_dynamic_sections): Changed condition to
+	require TEXTREL.
+
 2017-06-08  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 
 	* arc-got.h (relocate_fix_got_relocs_for_got_info): Added TCB_SIZE to
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-arc.c b/bfd/elf32-arc.c
index c1286b2d614..03c00c38a65 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-arc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-arc.c
@@ -2647,7 +2647,8 @@ elf_arc_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 		  const char *name = s->name + 5;
 		  bfd *ibfd;
 		  for (ibfd = info->input_bfds; ibfd; ibfd = ibfd->link.next)
-		    if (bfd_get_flavour (ibfd) == bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+		    if (bfd_get_flavour (ibfd) == bfd_target_elf_flavour
+			&& ibfd->flags & DYNAMIC)
 		      {
 			asection *target = bfd_get_section_by_name (ibfd, name);
 			if (target != NULL