diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/ELFObjectFile.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/ELFObjectFile.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/ELFObjectFile.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/ELFObjectFile.h
@@ -968,9 +968,6 @@
 template <class ELFT>
 Expected<section_iterator>
 ELFObjectFile<ELFT>::getRelocatedSection(DataRefImpl Sec) const {
-  if (EF.getHeader().e_type != ELF::ET_REL)
-    return section_end();
-
   const Elf_Shdr *EShdr = getSection(Sec);
   uintX_t Type = EShdr->sh_type;
   if (Type != ELF::SHT_REL && Type != ELF::SHT_RELA)
@@ -979,6 +976,9 @@
   Expected<const Elf_Shdr *> SecOrErr = EF.getSection(EShdr->sh_info);
   if (!SecOrErr)
     return SecOrErr.takeError();
+  if (EF.getHeader().e_type != ELF::ET_REL &&
+      !((*SecOrErr)->sh_flags & ELF::SHF_ALLOC))
+    return section_end();
   return section_iterator(SectionRef(toDRI(*SecOrErr), this));
 }