diff -rup binutils.orig/bfd/elf.c binutils-2.37/bfd/elf.c
--- binutils.orig/bfd/elf.c	2023-03-30 15:32:51.853932063 +0100
+++ binutils-2.37/bfd/elf.c	2023-03-30 15:34:02.346807048 +0100
@@ -3928,15 +3928,23 @@ assign_section_numbers (bfd *abfd, struc
 	{
 	case SHT_REL:
 	case SHT_RELA:
-	  /* A reloc section which we are treating as a normal BFD
-	     section.  sh_link is the section index of the symbol
-	     table.  sh_info is the section index of the section to
-	     which the relocation entries apply.  We assume that an
-	     allocated reloc section uses the dynamic symbol table.
-	     FIXME: How can we be sure?  */
-	  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynsym");
-	  if (s != NULL)
-	    d->this_hdr.sh_link = elf_section_data (s)->this_idx;
+	  /* sh_link is the section index of the symbol table.
+	     sh_info is the section index of the section to which the
+	     relocation entries apply.  */
+	  if (d->this_hdr.sh_link == 0)
+	    {
+	      /* FIXME maybe: If this is a reloc section which we are
+		 treating as a normal section then we likely should
+		 not be assuming its sh_link is .dynsym or .symtab.  */
+	      if ((sec->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
+		{
+		  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynsym");
+		  if (s != NULL)
+		    d->this_hdr.sh_link = elf_section_data (s)->this_idx;
+		}
+	      else
+		d->this_hdr.sh_link = elf_onesymtab (abfd);
+ 	    }
 
 	  s = elf_get_reloc_section (sec);
 	  if (s != NULL)
diff -rup binutils.orig/binutils/objcopy.c binutils-2.37/binutils/objcopy.c
--- binutils.orig/binutils/objcopy.c	2023-03-30 15:32:50.801933929 +0100
+++ binutils-2.37/binutils/objcopy.c	2023-03-30 15:34:26.746764718 +0100
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ merge_gnu_build_notes (bfd *          ab
 	{
 	  if (pnote->note.namedata[4] == '2')
 	    ++ version_2_seen;
-	  else if (pnote->note.namedata[4] == '3')
+	  else if (pnote->note.namedata[4] == '3' || pnote->note.namedata[4] == '4')
 	    ++ version_3_seen;
 	  else
 	    {