unsigned int r_type;
r_type = ELF32_R_TYPE (dst->r_info);
- BFD_ASSERT (r_type < (unsigned int) R_METAG_MAX);
+ if (r_type >= (unsigned int) R_METAG_MAX)
+ {
+ _bfd_error_handler (_("%A: invalid METAG reloc number: %d"), abfd, r_type);
+ r_type = 0;
+ }
cache_ptr->howto = & elf_metag_howto_table [r_type];
}