diff --git a/bfd/cofflink.c b/bfd/cofflink.c
index 2499885..fc61dee 100644
--- a/bfd/cofflink.c
+++ b/bfd/cofflink.c
@@ -2977,6 +2977,12 @@ _bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	  else
 	    {
 	      sec = sections[symndx];
+
+             /* PR 19623: Relocations against symbols in
+                the absolute sections should ignored.  */
+              if (bfd_is_abs_section (sec))
+               continue;
+
               val = (sec->output_section->vma
 		     + sec->output_offset
 		     + sym->n_value);
-- 
2.1.0