diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index b1011b1eb6..eacd828d7e 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2019-03-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	PR 24337
+	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_rela_local_sym): Don't segfault on NULL sec.
+	(_bfd_elf_rel_local_sym): Likewise.
+
 2019-03-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	PR 24336
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 73fb86971f..585bf3ca7d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -11822,9 +11822,10 @@ _bfd_elf_rela_local_sym (bfd *abfd,
   asection *sec = *psec;
   bfd_vma relocation;
 
-  relocation = (sec->output_section->vma
-		+ sec->output_offset
-		+ sym->st_value);
+  relocation = sym->st_value;
+  if (sec == NULL)
+    return relocation;
+  relocation += sec->output_section->vma + sec->output_offset;
   if ((sec->flags & SEC_MERGE)
       && ELF_ST_TYPE (sym->st_info) == STT_SECTION
       && sec->sec_info_type == SEC_INFO_TYPE_MERGE)
@@ -11858,7 +11859,7 @@ _bfd_elf_rel_local_sym (bfd *abfd,
 {
   asection *sec = *psec;
 
-  if (sec->sec_info_type != SEC_INFO_TYPE_MERGE)
+  if (sec == NULL || sec->sec_info_type != SEC_INFO_TYPE_MERGE)
     return sym->st_value + addend;
 
   return _bfd_merged_section_offset (abfd, psec,