diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 60b79ed594..481d972177 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2015-10-23  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	PR ld/11133
+	PR ld/19161
+	* elflink.c (elf_gc_sweep): Revert last patch.
+	(_bfd_elf_gc_mark_hook): Don't set SEC_KEEP here.
+
 2015-10-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	PR ld/19161
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 06df821956..6dcc43181c 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -12101,7 +12101,7 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_hook (asection *sec,
 		{
 		  sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (i, sec_name);
 		  if (sec)
-		    sec->flags |= SEC_KEEP;
+		    return sec;
 		}
 	    }
 	  break;
@@ -12449,8 +12449,7 @@ elf_gc_sweep (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	      o->gc_mark = first->gc_mark;
 	    }
 
-	  /* Always keep sections marked with SEC_KEEP.  */
-	  if (o->gc_mark || (o->flags & SEC_KEEP))
+	  if (o->gc_mark)
 	    continue;
 
 	  /* Skip sweeping sections already excluded.  */