diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index 2f8dda88913..3205cf2e69e 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -21025,8 +21025,9 @@ process_got_section_contents (Filedata * filedata)
       goto out;
     }
 
-  qsort (all_relocations_root, all_relocations_count,
-	 sizeof (elf_relocation), elf_relocation_cmp);
+  if (all_relocations_count > 1)
+    qsort (all_relocations_root, all_relocations_count,
+	   sizeof (elf_relocation), elf_relocation_cmp);
 
   initialise_dumps_byname (filedata);