diff --git a/contrib/binutils/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/contrib/binutils/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index f9f8ae9f4a9..c69be3b99f3 100644
--- a/contrib/binutils/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/contrib/binutils/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -9750,10 +9750,7 @@ ppc64_elf_action_discarded (asection *sec)
   if (strcmp (".toc1", sec->name) == 0)
     return 0;
 
-  if (strcmp (".got", sec->name) == 0)
-    return 0;
-
-  if (strcmp (".got1", sec->name) == 0)
+  if (sec->flags & SEC_RELOC)
     return 0;
 
   return _bfd_elf_default_action_discarded (sec);