diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 1a4bde1ee6..8fca051b83 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2017-09-28  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	PR 22220
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Set non_ir_ref_dynamic in
+	a case where plugin_notice isn't called.
+
 2017-09-27  Kuan-Lin Chen  <kuanlinchentw@gmail.com>
 
 	* elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Fix a tautological
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index ee5c01fde7..982bf4f04f 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -1234,6 +1234,16 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
       olddyn = (oldsec->symbol->flags & BSF_DYNAMIC) != 0;
     }
 
+  /* Handle a case where plugin_notice won't be called and thus won't
+     set the non_ir_ref flags on the first pass over symbols.  */
+  if (oldbfd != NULL
+      && (oldbfd->flags & BFD_PLUGIN) != (abfd->flags & BFD_PLUGIN)
+      && newdyn != olddyn)
+    {
+      h->root.non_ir_ref_dynamic = TRUE;
+      hi->root.non_ir_ref_dynamic = TRUE;
+    }
+
   /* NEWDEF and OLDDEF indicate whether the new or old symbol,
      respectively, appear to be a definition rather than reference.  */
 
diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 0ccc02be62..d671ed1649 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2017-09-28  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220.h,
+	* testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220lib.cc,
+	* testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220lib.ver,
+	* testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220main.cc: New test.
+	* testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp: Run it.
+
 2017-09-26  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 
 	* testsuite/ld-undefined/undefined.exp: Correct the dyn reloc
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp
index f0bc345f2c..6b7ad536fb 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ set lto_link_elf_tests [list \
   [list "Build pr21382.so" \
    "-shared" "-O2 -fpic" \
    {pr21382b.c} {} "pr21382.so" "c"] \
+  [list {Build pr22220lib.so} \
+   {-shared -Wl,--version-script=pr22220lib.ver} {-fPIC} \
+   {pr22220lib.cc} {} {pr22220lib.so} {c++}] \
+  [list {Build pr22220main.o} \
+   {} {-flto} \
+   {pr22220main.cc} {} {} {c++}] \
 ]
 
 # Check final symbols in executables.
@@ -396,6 +402,12 @@ set lto_run_elf_shared_tests [list \
   [list "Run pr21382" \
    "-O2 -flto -fuse-linker-plugin -Wl,--as-needed tmpdir/pr21382a.o tmpdir/pr21382.so" "" \
    {dummy.c} "pr21382.exe" "pass.out" "" "c"] \
+  [list {pr22220a} \
+   {-flto -fuse-linker-plugin tmpdir/pr22220main.o tmpdir/pr22220lib.so} {} \
+   {dummy.c} {pr22220a.exe} {pass.out} {} {c++}] \
+  [list {pr22220b} \
+   {-flto -fuse-linker-plugin -Wl,--no-as-needed tmpdir/pr22220lib.so tmpdir/pr22220main.o} {} \
+   {dummy.c} {pr22220b.exe} {pass.out} {} {c++}] \
 ]
 
 # LTO run-time tests for ELF
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220.h b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b15b45c08d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extern int doo();
+
+inline int *goo() {
+	static int xyz;
+	return &xyz;
+}
+
+int *boo();
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220lib.cc b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220lib.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..771f44f7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220lib.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "pr22220.h"
+
+int* boo()
+{
+  return goo ();
+}
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220lib.ver b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220lib.ver
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6da7e1a2bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220lib.ver
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+BAR { global: *; };
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220main.cc b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220main.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38c206f7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr22220main.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "pr22220.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+  if (boo() == goo())
+    {
+      printf ("PASS\n");
+      return 0;
+    }
+  return 1;
+}