diff --git a/binutils-2.29-filename-in-error-messages.patch b/binutils-2.29-filename-in-error-messages.patch
index ee1963b..80ce912 100644
--- a/binutils-2.29-filename-in-error-messages.patch
+++ b/binutils-2.29-filename-in-error-messages.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- binutils.orig/binutils/readelf.c	2017-07-24 15:27:09.859116315 +0100
 +++ binutils-2.29/binutils/readelf.c	2017-07-24 15:30:33.557770525 +0100
-@@ -18414,39 +18414,49 @@ process_archive (char * file_name, FILE
+@@ -18414,39 +18414,50 @@ process_archive (char * file_name, FILE
  static bfd_boolean
  process_file (char * file_name)
  {
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 +      error (_("Failed to read file's magic number\n"));
        fclose (file);
 -      return FALSE;
++      ret = FALSE;
 +      goto done;
      }
  
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 5781934..e707373 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
 Name: %{?cross}binutils%{?_with_debug:-debug}
 Version: 2.29
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Release: 8%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://sources.redhat.com/binutils
@@ -661,6 +661,9 @@ exit 0
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 06 2017 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> 2.29-8
+- Have readelf return an exit failure status when attempting to process an empty file. (#1522732)
+
 * Fri Nov 17 2017 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> 2.29-7
 - Import fix for PR 21884 which stops a seg-fault in the linker when changing output format to binary during a final link.
   (#1491023)