diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 1d6b9675dc2..594fbffdd66 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2021-02-10  Tom de Vries  <tdevries@suse.de>
+
+	PR binutils/27391
+	* dwarf.c (load_dwo_file): Handle case that name is absolute path.
+
 2021-02-10  Tom de Vries  <tdevries@suse.de>
 
 	PR binutils/27371
diff --git a/binutils/dwarf.c b/binutils/dwarf.c
index 84d63f63366..3cbd19710d7 100644
--- a/binutils/dwarf.c
+++ b/binutils/dwarf.c
@@ -11092,8 +11092,11 @@ load_dwo_file (const char * main_filename, const char * name, const char * dir,
   char * separate_filename;
   void * separate_handle;
 
-  /* FIXME: Skip adding / if dwo_dir ends in /.  */
-  separate_filename = concat (dir, "/", name, NULL);
+  if (IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH (name))
+    separate_filename = strdup (name);
+  else
+    /* FIXME: Skip adding / if dwo_dir ends in /.  */
+    separate_filename = concat (dir, "/", name, NULL);
   if (separate_filename == NULL)
     {
       warn (_("Out of memory allocating dwo filename\n"));