diff --git a/elfutils-0.176-strip-symbols-illformed.patch b/elfutils-0.176-strip-symbols-illformed.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0f22c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elfutils-0.176-strip-symbols-illformed.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+commit f03ac75239e0981deaf4aa18f66f423bcc5ce051
+Author: Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>
+Date:   Wed Mar 27 21:54:06 2019 +0100
+
+    strip: Files with symbols referring to non-existing sections are illformed
+    
+    The check added in commit 4540ea98c "strip: Fix check test for SHN_XINDEX
+    symbol" was not complete. The (extended) section index should also exist.
+    If it doesn't exist, mark the file as illformed.
+    
+    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24385
+    
+    Signed-off-by: Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>
+
+diff --git a/src/strip.c b/src/strip.c
+index a73009d9..4cd87506 100644
+--- a/src/strip.c
++++ b/src/strip.c
+@@ -1975,6 +1975,7 @@ handle_elf (int fd, Elf *elf, const char *prefix, const char *fname,
+ 				  && shndxdata->d_buf != NULL);
+ 		    size_t sidx = (sym->st_shndx != SHN_XINDEX
+ 				   ? sym->st_shndx : xshndx);
++		    elf_assert (sidx < shnum);
+ 		    sec = shdr_info[sidx].idx;
+ 
+ 		    if (sec != 0)
diff --git a/elfutils.spec b/elfutils.spec
index b57d0f0..27d050d 100644
--- a/elfutils.spec
+++ b/elfutils.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Patch1: elfutils-0.176-gcc-pr88835.patch
 Patch2: elfutils-0.176-pt-gnu-prop.patch
 Patch3: elfutils-0.176-xlate-note.patch
 Patch4: elfutils-0.176-elf-update.patch
+Patch5: elfutils-0.176-strip-symbols-illformed.patch
 
 Requires: elfutils-libelf%{depsuffix} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: elfutils-libs%{depsuffix} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ profiling) of processes.
 %patch2 -p1 -b .pt-gnu-prop
 %patch3 -p1 -b .xlate-note
 %patch4 -p1 -b .elf-update
+%patch5 -p1 -b .strip-illformed
 
 # In case the above patches added any new test scripts, make sure they
 # are executable.
@@ -321,6 +323,9 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jul  5 2019 Mark Wielaard <mjw@fedoraproject.org> - 0.176-4
+- Add elfutils-0.176-strip-symbols-illformed.patch
+
 * Mon Jun  3 2019 Mark Wielaard <mjw@fedoraproject.org> - 0.176-3
 - Add elfutils-0.176-elf-update.patch