diff --git a/gold/ChangeLog b/gold/ChangeLog
index da35cbcb3d..7f7c01206b 100644
--- a/gold/ChangeLog
+++ b/gold/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-10-16  Sriraman Tallam  <tmsriram@google.com>
+
+	* layout.cc (Layout::include_section): Keep sections marked
+	SHF_EXCLUDE when doing relocatable links.
+
 2012-10-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* powerpc.cc (Target_powerpc::define_save_restore_funcs): New func.
diff --git a/gold/layout.cc b/gold/layout.cc
index 86e39ebcf6..022f5a9cdd 100644
--- a/gold/layout.cc
+++ b/gold/layout.cc
@@ -582,7 +582,8 @@ bool
 Layout::include_section(Sized_relobj_file<size, big_endian>*, const char* name,
 			const elfcpp::Shdr<size, big_endian>& shdr)
 {
-  if (shdr.get_sh_flags() & elfcpp::SHF_EXCLUDE)
+  if (!parameters->options().relocatable()
+      && (shdr.get_sh_flags() & elfcpp::SHF_EXCLUDE))
     return false;
 
   switch (shdr.get_sh_type())