Index: bfd/elf32-ppc.c
===================================================================
--- bfd/elf32-ppc.c	(revision 184409)
+++ bfd/elf32-ppc.c	(working copy)
@@ -6527,7 +6527,8 @@ ppc_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bf
 	     an embedded ELF object, for which the .got section acts like the
 	     AIX .toc section.  */
 	case R_PPC_TOC16:			/* phony GOT16 relocations */
-	  BFD_ASSERT (sec != NULL);
+	  if (sec == NULL)
+	    continue;
 	  BFD_ASSERT (bfd_is_und_section (sec)
 		      || strcmp (bfd_get_section_name (abfd, sec), ".got") == 0
 		      || strcmp (bfd_get_section_name (abfd, sec), ".cgot") == 0);
@@ -6569,7 +6570,8 @@ ppc_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bf
 	    const char *name;
 	    struct elf_link_hash_entry *sh;
 
-	    BFD_ASSERT (sec != NULL);
+            if (sec == NULL)
+              continue;
 	    name = bfd_get_section_name (abfd, sec->output_section);
 	    if (! ((CONST_STRNEQ (name, ".sdata")
 		    && (name[6] == 0 || name[6] == '.'))
@@ -6606,7 +6608,8 @@ ppc_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bf
 	    const char *name;
 	    struct elf_link_hash_entry *sh;
 
-	    BFD_ASSERT (sec != NULL);
+	    if (sec == NULL)
+	      continue;
 	    name = bfd_get_section_name (abfd, sec->output_section);
 	    if (! (CONST_STRNEQ (name, ".sdata2")
 		   || CONST_STRNEQ (name, ".sbss2")))
@@ -6647,7 +6650,8 @@ ppc_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bf
 	    int reg;
 	    struct elf_link_hash_entry *sh;
 
-	    BFD_ASSERT (sec != NULL);
+	    if (sec == NULL)
+	      continue;
 	    name = bfd_get_section_name (abfd, sec->output_section);
 	    if (((CONST_STRNEQ (name, ".sdata")
 		  && (name[6] == 0 || name[6] == '.'))
@@ -6724,7 +6728,8 @@ ppc_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bf
 	case R_PPC_SECTOFF_LO:
 	case R_PPC_SECTOFF_HI:
 	case R_PPC_SECTOFF_HA:
-	  BFD_ASSERT (sec != NULL);
+	  if (sec == NULL)
+	    continue;
 	  addend -= sec->output_section->vma;
 	  break;