--- binutils.orig/bfd/elf64-s390.c	2018-03-09 11:49:19.535561642 +0000
+++ binutils-2.30/bfd/elf64-s390.c	2018-03-09 11:50:09.875967304 +0000
@@ -2559,6 +2559,9 @@ elf_s390_relocate_section (bfd *output_b
 	case R_390_32:
 	case R_390_64:
 
+	  if ((input_section->flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0)
+	    break;
+
 	  if (h != NULL
 	      && s390_is_ifunc_symbol_p (h)
 	      && h->def_regular)
@@ -2621,9 +2624,6 @@ elf_s390_relocate_section (bfd *output_b
 		}
 	    }
 
-	  if ((input_section->flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0)
-	    break;
-
 	  if ((bfd_link_pic (info)
 	       && (h == NULL
 		   || (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT