diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 51061a810e..e27d5f0113 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+2016-03-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	PR ld/19739
+	* emultempl/mmo.em (mmo_place_orphan): Don't merge flags of other
+	input sections for relocatable link.
+	* emultempl/pe.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan): Likewise.
+	* emultempl/pep.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan): Likewise.
+
+2016-03-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	PR ld/19739
+	* ld/emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan): Don't
+	merge flags of other input sections for relocatable link.
+
 2016-03-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp: Update PR ld/12365 test for GCC 6.
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/mmo.em b/ld/emultempl/mmo.em
index c2dcc76ead..b5a7aa0243 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/mmo.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/mmo.em
@@ -107,22 +107,28 @@ mmo_place_orphan (asection *s,
       return os;
     }
 
+  flags = s->flags;
+  if (!bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+    {
+      nexts = s;
+      while ((nexts = bfd_get_next_section_by_name (nexts->owner, nexts))
+	     != NULL)
+	if (nexts->output_section == NULL
+	    && (nexts->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
+	    && ((nexts->flags ^ flags) & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_ALLOC)) == 0
+	    && (nexts->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0
+	    && nexts->owner->usrdata != NULL
+	    && !(((lang_input_statement_type *) nexts->owner->usrdata)
+		 ->flags.just_syms))
+	  flags = (((flags ^ SEC_READONLY) | (nexts->flags ^ SEC_READONLY))
+		   ^ SEC_READONLY);
+    }
+
   /* Check for matching section type flags for sections we care about.
      A section without contents can have SEC_LOAD == 0, but we still
      want it attached to a sane section so the symbols appear as
      expected.  */
-  flags = s->flags;
-  nexts = s;
-  while ((nexts = bfd_get_next_section_by_name (nexts->owner, nexts)) != NULL)
-    if (nexts->output_section == NULL
-	&& (nexts->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
-	&& ((nexts->flags ^ flags) & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_ALLOC)) == 0
-	&& (nexts->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0
-	&& nexts->owner->usrdata != NULL
-	&& !(((lang_input_statement_type *) nexts->owner->usrdata)
-	     ->flags.just_syms))
-      flags = (((flags ^ SEC_READONLY) | (nexts->flags ^ SEC_READONLY))
-	       ^ SEC_READONLY);
+
   if ((flags & (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY)) != SEC_READONLY)
     for (i = 0; i < sizeof (holds) / sizeof (holds[0]); i++)
       if ((flags & holds[i].nonzero_flags) != 0)
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/pe.em b/ld/emultempl/pe.em
index f15c6c415c..2b78536df8 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/pe.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/pe.em
@@ -2225,21 +2225,27 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan (asection *s,
 	  orphan_init_done = 1;
 	}
 
+      flags = s->flags;
+      if (!bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+	{
+	  nexts = s;
+	  while ((nexts = bfd_get_next_section_by_name (nexts->owner,
+							nexts)))
+	    if (nexts->output_section == NULL
+		&& (nexts->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
+		&& ((nexts->flags ^ flags) & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_ALLOC)) == 0
+		&& (nexts->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0
+		&& nexts->owner->usrdata != NULL
+		&& !(((lang_input_statement_type *) nexts->owner->usrdata)
+		     ->flags.just_syms))
+	      flags = (((flags ^ SEC_READONLY)
+			| (nexts->flags ^ SEC_READONLY))
+		       ^ SEC_READONLY);
+	}
+
       /* Try to put the new output section in a reasonable place based
 	 on the section name and section flags.  */
 
-      flags = s->flags;
-      nexts = s;
-      while ((nexts = bfd_get_next_section_by_name (nexts->owner, nexts)))
-	if (nexts->output_section == NULL
-	    && (nexts->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
-	    && ((nexts->flags ^ flags) & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_ALLOC)) == 0
-	    && (nexts->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0
-	    && nexts->owner->usrdata != NULL
-	    && !(((lang_input_statement_type *) nexts->owner->usrdata)
-		 ->flags.just_syms))
-	  flags = (((flags ^ SEC_READONLY) | (nexts->flags ^ SEC_READONLY))
-		   ^ SEC_READONLY);
       place = NULL;
       if ((flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0)
 	;
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/pep.em b/ld/emultempl/pep.em
index 054a98497f..ab7c473439 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/pep.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/pep.em
@@ -1996,21 +1996,27 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan (asection *s,
 	  orphan_init_done = 1;
 	}
 
+      flags = s->flags;
+      if (!bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+	{
+	  nexts = s;
+	  while ((nexts = bfd_get_next_section_by_name (nexts->owner,
+							nexts)))
+	    if (nexts->output_section == NULL
+		&& (nexts->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
+		&& ((nexts->flags ^ flags) & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_ALLOC)) == 0
+		&& (nexts->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0
+		&& nexts->owner->usrdata != NULL
+		&& !(((lang_input_statement_type *) nexts->owner->usrdata)
+		     ->flags.just_syms))
+	      flags = (((flags ^ SEC_READONLY)
+			| (nexts->flags ^ SEC_READONLY))
+		       ^ SEC_READONLY);
+	}
+
       /* Try to put the new output section in a reasonable place based
 	 on the section name and section flags.  */
 
-      flags = s->flags;
-      nexts = s;
-      while ((nexts = bfd_get_next_section_by_name (nexts->owner, nexts)))
-	if (nexts->output_section == NULL
-	    && (nexts->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
-	    && ((nexts->flags ^ flags) & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_ALLOC)) == 0
-	    && (nexts->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0
-	    && nexts->owner->usrdata != NULL
-	    && !(((lang_input_statement_type *) nexts->owner->usrdata)
-		 ->flags.just_syms))
-	  flags = (((flags ^ SEC_READONLY) | (nexts->flags ^ SEC_READONLY))
-		   ^ SEC_READONLY);
       place = NULL;
       if ((flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0)
 	;