diff --git a/binutils-gas-loc-view.patch b/binutils-gas-loc-view.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9958b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils-gas-loc-view.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+Only in binutils-2.38/gas: #dwarf2dbg.c#
+Only in binutils-2.38/gas: .#dwarf2dbg.c
+diff -rup binutils.orig/gas/symbols.c binutils-2.38/gas/symbols.c
+--- binutils.orig/gas/symbols.c	2022-03-09 11:43:34.706610216 +0000
++++ binutils-2.38/gas/symbols.c	2022-03-09 11:45:57.540686508 +0000
+@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ struct symbol_flags
+   /* Whether the symbol can be re-defined.  */
+   unsigned int volatil : 1;
+ 
+-  /* Whether the symbol is a forward reference.  */
++  /* Whether the symbol is a forward reference, and whether such has
++     been determined.  */
+   unsigned int forward_ref : 1;
++  unsigned int forward_resolved : 1;
+ 
+   /* This is set if the symbol is defined in an MRI common section.
+      We handle such sections as single common symbols, so symbols
+@@ -202,7 +204,7 @@ static void *
+ symbol_entry_find (htab_t table, const char *name)
+ {
+   hashval_t hash = htab_hash_string (name);
+-  symbol_entry_t needle = { { { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
++  symbol_entry_t needle = { { { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+ 			      hash, name, 0, 0, 0 } };
+   return htab_find_with_hash (table, &needle, hash);
+ }
+@@ -784,7 +786,9 @@ symbol_clone (symbolS *orgsymP, int repl
+ symbolS *
+ symbol_clone_if_forward_ref (symbolS *symbolP, int is_forward)
+ {
+-  if (symbolP && !symbolP->flags.local_symbol)
++  if (symbolP
++      && !symbolP->flags.local_symbol
++      && !symbolP->flags.forward_resolved)
+     {
+       symbolS *orig_add_symbol = symbolP->x->value.X_add_symbol;
+       symbolS *orig_op_symbol = symbolP->x->value.X_op_symbol;
+@@ -837,6 +841,7 @@ symbol_clone_if_forward_ref (symbolS *sy
+ 
+       symbolP->x->value.X_add_symbol = add_symbol;
+       symbolP->x->value.X_op_symbol = op_symbol;
++      symbolP->flags.forward_resolved = 1;
+     }
+ 
+   return symbolP;
+diff -rup binutils.orig/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-18.d binutils-2.38/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-18.d
+--- binutils.orig/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-18.d	2022-03-09 11:43:34.487611632 +0000
++++ binutils-2.38/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-18.d	2022-03-09 11:48:03.298873228 +0000
+@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
+ #readelf: -x.rodata -wL
+ #name: DWARF2 18
+ # The am33 cr16 crx ft32 mn10 msp430 nds32 and rl78 targets do not evaluate the subtraction of symbols at assembly time.
+-# The mep targets turns some view computations into complex relocations.
+ # The riscv targets do not support the subtraction of symbols.
+-#xfail: am3*-* cr16-* crx-* ft32*-* mep-* mn10*-* msp430-* nds32*-* riscv*-* rl78-*
++#xfail: am3*-* cr16-* crx-* ft32*-* mn10*-* msp430-* nds32*-* riscv*-* rl78-*
+ 
+ Hex dump of section '\.rodata':
+   0x00000000 0100 *.*
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 5011ba9..4f58c5d 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
 Name: binutils%{?name_cross}%{?_with_debug:-debug}
 Version: 2.38
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 URL: https://sourceware.org/binutils
 
@@ -236,21 +236,21 @@ Patch08: binutils-2.27-aarch64-ifunc.patch
 Patch09: binutils-do-not-link-with-static-libstdc++.patch
 
 # Purpose:  Allow OS specific sections in section groups.
-# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.38 (maybe)
+# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.39 (maybe)
 Patch10: binutils-special-sections-in-groups.patch
 
 # Purpose:  Fix linker testsuite failures.
-# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.37 (maybe)
+# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.39 (maybe)
 Patch11: binutils-fix-testsuite-failures.patch
 
 # Purpose:  Stop gold from aborting when input sections with the same name
 #            have different flags.
-# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.38 (maybe)
+# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.39 (maybe)
 Patch12: binutils-gold-mismatched-section-flags.patch
 
 # Purpose:  Add a check to the GOLD linker for a corrupt input file
 #            with a fuzzed section offset.
-# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.38 (maybe)
+# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.39 (maybe)
 Patch13: binutils-CVE-2019-1010204.patch
 
 # Purpose:  Change the gold configuration script to only warn about
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ Patch19: gcc12-libtool-no-rpath.patch
 # Lifetime: Fixed in 2.39
 Patch20: binutils-section-type.patch
 
+# Purpose:  Simplify the evaluation of assembler loc view expression chains.
+# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.39
+Patch21: binutils-gas-loc-view.patch
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Provides: bundled(libiberty)
@@ -902,6 +906,9 @@ exit 0
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 09 2022 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.comn> - 2.38-4
+- Simplify the assembler's evaluation of chained .loc view expressions.  (#2059646)
+
 * Mon Feb 28 2022 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.comn> - 2.38-3
 - Do not export any windows tools (if they were built).  (#2057636)