strip_empty_pt_load.patch

diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 84a5d94281..a0bd5203f5 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -5943,6 +5943,11 @@ assign_file_positions_for_load_sections (bfd *abfd,
          link_info->callbacks->info ("%X");
        }

+       /* If we have a PT_LOAD segment with no sections that is empty,
+          then we need to drop it or some loaders will complain.  */
+       if (m->count == 0 && p->p_type == PT_LOAD && p->p_filesz == 0 && p->p_memsz == 0) {
+               p->p_type = PT_NULL;
+       }
       /* Check that all sections are in a PT_LOAD segment.
         Don't check funky gdb generated core files.  */
       if (p->p_type == PT_LOAD && bfd_get_format (abfd) != bfd_core)