diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 207884a1cd7..729630d4100 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2015-04-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	PR ld/18250
+	* elflink.c (elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol): Return FALSE
+	if the object has been claimed by plugin.
+
 2015-04-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Replace SYMBOLIC_BIND
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 98d31080bca..e3d1abe348a 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -2936,6 +2936,10 @@ elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol (bfd * abfd, carsym * symdef)
   if (abfd == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
+  /* Return FALSE if the object has been claimed by plugin.  */
+  if (abfd->plugin_format == bfd_plugin_yes)
+    return FALSE;
+
   if (! bfd_check_format (abfd, bfd_object))
     return FALSE;