diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 3f9bbd192a..8d21e0401e 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2017-02-06  Sheldon Lobo  <sheldon.lobo@oracle.com>
+
+	Fix sparc64 dynamic relocation processing to use the dynamic
+        symbol count.
+	* elf64-sparc.c (elf64_sparc_slurp_one_reloc_table): Use 'dynamic'
+	to determine if bfd_get_symcount() or bfd_get_dynamic_symcount()
+	should be used.
+
 2017-02-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	PR 21096
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-sparc.c b/bfd/elf64-sparc.c
index ac66ab1a77..0190bd23a9 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-sparc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-sparc.c
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ elf64_sparc_slurp_one_reloc_table (bfd *abfd, asection *asect,
 
       if (ELF64_R_SYM (rela.r_info) == STN_UNDEF
 	  /* PR 17512: file: 996185f8.  */
-	  || ELF64_R_SYM (rela.r_info) > bfd_get_symcount (abfd))
+	  || (!dynamic && ELF64_R_SYM(rela.r_info) > bfd_get_symcount(abfd))
+          || (dynamic
+              && ELF64_R_SYM(rela.r_info) > bfd_get_dynamic_symcount(abfd)))
 	relent->sym_ptr_ptr = bfd_abs_section_ptr->symbol_ptr_ptr;
       else
 	{