* objcopy.c (setup_section): Set elf_group_id.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index deff1697e9..f8c1732fb2 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -2344,6 +2344,18 @@ setup_section (bfd *ibfd, sec_ptr isection, void *obfdarg)
   if (extract_symbol)
     return;
 
+  if ((isection->flags & SEC_GROUP) != 0)
+    {
+      asymbol *gsym = group_signature (isection);
+
+      if (gsym != NULL)
+	{
+	  gsym->flags |= BSF_KEEP;
+	  if (ibfd->xvec->flavour == bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+	    elf_group_id (isection) = gsym;
+	}
+    }
+
   /* Allow the BFD backend to copy any private data it understands
      from the input section to the output section.  */
   if (!bfd_copy_private_section_data (ibfd, isection, obfd, osection))
@@ -2351,13 +2363,6 @@ setup_section (bfd *ibfd, sec_ptr isection, void *obfdarg)
       err = _("failed to copy private data");
       goto loser;
     }
-  else if ((isection->flags & SEC_GROUP) != 0)
-    {
-      asymbol *gsym = group_signature (isection);
-
-      if (gsym != NULL)
-	gsym->flags |= BSF_KEEP;
-    }
 
   /* All went well.  */
   return;