diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 7cf79bb146..b1b053b43a 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-03-30  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
+
+	* elf32-avr.c (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): Free
+	internal_relocs only if they aren't cached.
+
 2016-03-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	PR 17334
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-avr.c b/bfd/elf32-avr.c
index 91994f04d6..764d0d1ffb 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-avr.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-avr.c
@@ -4068,11 +4068,13 @@ avr_elf32_load_records_from_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
     }
 
   free (contents);
-  free (internal_relocs);
+  if (elf_section_data (sec)->relocs != internal_relocs)
+    free (internal_relocs);
   return r_list;
 
  load_failed:
-  free (internal_relocs);
+  if (elf_section_data (sec)->relocs != internal_relocs)
+    free (internal_relocs);
   free (contents);
   free (r_list);
   return NULL;