diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index c129543fd74..0db54c0993d 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-01-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* elf-hppa.h (elf_hppa_fake_sections): Set SHF_INFO_LINK for
+	.PARISC.unwind section.
+
 2017-01-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	PR ld/20989
diff --git a/bfd/elf-hppa.h b/bfd/elf-hppa.h
index 3871980d739..b1c959ea14c 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-hppa.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-hppa.h
@@ -1117,6 +1117,7 @@ elf_hppa_fake_sections (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr, asection *sec)
 	  if (asec->name && strcmp (asec->name, ".text") == 0)
 	    {
 	      hdr->sh_info = indx;
+	      hdr->sh_flags |= SHF_INFO_LINK;
 	      break;
 	    }
 	}