--- binutils-2.17-orig/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c	2006-03-23 09:23:09.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.17/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c	2006-06-30 06:42:19.000000000 +0200
@@ -3439,13 +3439,11 @@
 				const char *name,
 				int shindex)
 {
-  if (hdr->sh_type != SHT_X86_64_UNWIND)
-    return FALSE;
-
-  if (! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  return TRUE;
+  if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_X86_64_UNWIND ||
+      (hdr->sh_type >= SHT_LOOS && hdr->sh_type <= SHT_HIOS)) {
+    return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
+  }
+  return FALSE;
 }
 
 /* Hook called by the linker routine which adds symbols from an object