- if (symtab_hdr == &elf_tdata (ibfd)->symtab_hdr)
- shndx_hdr = &elf_tdata (ibfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr;
+ if (elf_symtab_shndx_list (ibfd) != NULL)
+ {
+ elf_section_list * entry;
+ Elf_Internal_Shdr **sections = elf_elfsections (ibfd);
+
+ /* Find an index section that is linked to this symtab section. */
+ for (entry = elf_symtab_shndx_list (ibfd); entry != NULL; entry = entry->next)
+ if (sections[entry->hdr.sh_link] == symtab_hdr)
+ {
+ shndx_hdr = & entry->hdr;
+ break;
+ };
+
+ if (shndx_hdr == NULL)
+ {
+ if (symtab_hdr == & elf_symtab_hdr (ibfd))
+ /* Not really accurate, but this was how the old code used to work. */
+ shndx_hdr = & elf_symtab_shndx_list (ibfd)->hdr;
+ /* Otherwise we do nothing. The assumption is that
+ the index table will not be needed. */
+ }
+ }