diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 42ae162..dd7efd8 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -498,6 +498,19 @@ bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (bfd *ibfd,
 
   /* Convert the symbols to internal form.  */
   isymend = intsym_buf + symcount;
+	{
+		/* arm32 deals with names during the call of (*swap_symbol_in).
+		 * It thus needs to associate the correct strings to the
+		 * symbols. So we temporarily redefine the private data with
+		 * the correct symtab_hdr so that using elf_symtab_hdr (ibfd)
+		 * will give the correct information and we restore after in
+		 * order to keep it as it for the various callers.
+		 */
+		Elf_Internal_Shdr bak;	
+
+		bak = elf_symtab_hdr (ibfd);
+		elf_symtab_hdr (ibfd) = *symtab_hdr;
+
   for (esym = (const bfd_byte *) extsym_buf, isym = intsym_buf,
 	   shndx = extshndx_buf;
        isym < isymend;
@@ -512,8 +525,11 @@ bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (bfd *ibfd,
 	if (alloc_intsym != NULL)
 	  free (alloc_intsym);
 	intsym_buf = NULL;
+			elf_symtab_hdr (ibfd) = bak;
 	goto out;
       }
+		elf_symtab_hdr (ibfd) = bak;
+	}
 
  out:
   if (alloc_ext != NULL)