[AArch64] Use SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL in one symbol check

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / bfd / elfnn-aarch64.c

diff --git a/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c b/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
index e27f067ce504bcd9fc1871ce39cdbdcc3174c419..b61bb8aa5be70202b0da5c410d364d365c5633e0 100644 (file)
--- a/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
+++ b/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
@@ -5329,15 +5329,15 @@ elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate (reloc_howto_type *howto,
       if (bfd_link_pic (info)
          && (input_section->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0
          && (input_section->flags & SEC_READONLY) != 0
-         && h != NULL
-         && !h->def_regular)
+         && !SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL (info, h))
        {
          int howto_index = bfd_r_type - BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_RELOC_START;
 
          _bfd_error_handler
            /* xgettext:c-format */
-           (_("%B: relocation %s against external symbol `%s' can not be used"
-              " when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC"),
+           (_("%B: relocation %s against symbol `%s' which may bind "
+              "externally can not be used when making a shared object; "
+              "recompile with -fPIC"),
             input_bfd, elfNN_aarch64_howto_table[howto_index].name,
             h->root.root.string);
          bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);