diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index c56e1cf66b3..7cf5b3270c0 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2017-10-30  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* elflink.c (elf_gc_sweep): Test elf_object_id in addition to
+	relocs_compatible.
+	(bfd_elf_gc_sections): Likewise.
+
 2017-10-30  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	PR 22269
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 9f2d63b2805..122549c594b 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -13034,6 +13034,7 @@ elf_gc_sweep (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       asection *o;
 
       if (bfd_get_flavour (sub) != bfd_target_elf_flavour
+	  || elf_object_id (sub) != elf_hash_table_id (elf_hash_table (info))
 	  || !(*bed->relocs_compatible) (sub->xvec, abfd->xvec))
 	continue;
       o = sub->sections;
@@ -13335,6 +13336,7 @@ bfd_elf_gc_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       asection *o;
 
       if (bfd_get_flavour (sub) != bfd_target_elf_flavour
+	  || elf_object_id (sub) != elf_hash_table_id (htab)
 	  || !(*bed->relocs_compatible) (sub->xvec, abfd->xvec))
 	continue;