diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c b/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c
index 83ead7570b..10c5acd104 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c
@@ -1604,8 +1604,9 @@ _bfd_sparc_elf_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 
 	  /* Essentially R_SPARC_WPLT30 relocs against __tls_get_addr.  */
 	  h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *)
-	       bfd_link_hash_lookup (info->hash, "__tls_get_addr", TRUE,
+	       bfd_link_hash_lookup (info->hash, "__tls_get_addr", FALSE,
 				     FALSE, TRUE);
+	  BFD_ASSERT (h != NULL);
 	  /* Fall through */
 
 	case R_SPARC_WPLT30: