diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 7a58e1757bb..c1040cc7f9e 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2019-05-02  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	PR 24493
+	* coffcode.h (styp_to_sec_flags): Treat .gnu.debuglink and
+	.gnu.debugaltlink sections as debugging sections.
+
 2019-02-27  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
 
 	* development.sh (development): Set to false.
diff --git a/bfd/coffcode.h b/bfd/coffcode.h
index 2cea9988dee..46e9d1b3022 100644
--- a/bfd/coffcode.h
+++ b/bfd/coffcode.h
@@ -1176,6 +1176,11 @@ styp_to_sec_flags (bfd *abfd,
 #ifdef COFF_LONG_SECTION_NAMES
       || CONST_STRNEQ (name, GNU_LINKONCE_WI)
       || CONST_STRNEQ (name, GNU_LINKONCE_WT)
+      /* FIXME: These definitions ought to be in a header file.  */
+#define GNU_DEBUGLINK		".gnu_debuglink"
+#define GNU_DEBUGALTLINK	".gnu_debugaltlink"
+      || CONST_STRNEQ (name, GNU_DEBUGLINK)
+      || CONST_STRNEQ (name, GNU_DEBUGALTLINK)
 #endif
       || CONST_STRNEQ (name, ".stab"))
     is_dbg = TRUE;