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)