diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 0b6a71268f0..7f8e29d9eeb 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-04-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
+
+	* readelf.c (process_mips_specific): Remove error reporting from
+	GOT[1] processing.
+
 2017-04-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 
 	* readelf.c (process_mips_specific): Remove null GOT data check.
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index d4c4137d3da..1139f710bec 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -15500,24 +15500,20 @@ process_mips_specific (FILE * file)
       if (ent == (bfd_vma) -1)
 	goto got_print_fail;
 
-      if (data)
+      /* Check for the MSB of GOT[1] being set, denoting a GNU object.
+	 This entry will be used by some runtime loaders, to store the
+	 module pointer.  Otherwise this is an ordinary local entry.
+	 PR 21344: Check for the entry being fully available before
+	 fetching it.  */
+      if (data
+	  && data + ent - pltgot + addr_size <= data_end
+	  && (byte_get (data + ent - pltgot, addr_size)
+	      >> (addr_size * 8 - 1)) != 0)
 	{
-	  /* PR 21344 */
-	  if (data + ent - pltgot > data_end - addr_size)
-	    {
-	      error (_("Invalid got entry - %#lx - overflows GOT table\n"),
-		     (long) ent);
-	      goto got_print_fail;
-	    }
-	  
-	  if (byte_get (data + ent - pltgot, addr_size)
-	      >> (addr_size * 8 - 1) != 0)
-	    {
-	      ent = print_mips_got_entry (data, pltgot, ent, data_end);
-	      printf (_(" Module pointer (GNU extension)\n"));
-	      if (ent == (bfd_vma) -1)
-		goto got_print_fail;
-	    }
+	  ent = print_mips_got_entry (data, pltgot, ent, data_end);
+	  printf (_(" Module pointer (GNU extension)\n"));
+	  if (ent == (bfd_vma) -1)
+	    goto got_print_fail;
 	}
       printf ("\n");