diff --git a/gold/ChangeLog b/gold/ChangeLog
index ba1e407685..08429b72cc 100644
--- a/gold/ChangeLog
+++ b/gold/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-05-30  Ian Lance Taylor  <iant@google.com>
+
+	* reloc.cc (Sized_relobj_file::do_read_relocs): Ignore empty reloc
+	sections.
+
 2011-05-29  Ian Lance Taylor  <iant@google.com>
 
 	PR gold/12804
diff --git a/gold/reloc.cc b/gold/reloc.cc
index 97ed33715a..dacab35f67 100644
--- a/gold/reloc.cc
+++ b/gold/reloc.cc
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ Sized_relobj_file<size, big_endian>::do_read_relocs(Read_relocs_data* rd)
 
       off_t sh_size = shdr.get_sh_size();
 
+      if (sh_size == 0)
+	continue;
+
       unsigned int reloc_size;
       if (sh_type == elfcpp::SHT_REL)
 	reloc_size = elfcpp::Elf_sizes<size>::rel_size;