diff --git a/contrib/binutils/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em b/contrib/binutils/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em
index 4f408a9fa29..aed5d3a36f1 100644
--- a/contrib/binutils/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em
+++ b/contrib/binutils/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ ppc_create_output_section_statements (void)
 {
   extern const bfd_target bfd_elf64_powerpc_vec;
   extern const bfd_target bfd_elf64_powerpcle_vec;
+  asection *sect;
 
   if (link_info.hash->creator != &bfd_elf64_powerpc_vec
       && link_info.hash->creator != &bfd_elf64_powerpcle_vec)
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ ppc_create_output_section_statements (void)
       return;
     }
 
+  if (bfd_get_section_by_name (stub_file->the_bfd, ".note.GNU-stack") == NULL)
+    sect = bfd_make_section (stub_file->the_bfd, ".note.GNU-stack");
   ldlang_add_file (stub_file);
   ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd (stub_file->the_bfd, &link_info);
 }