diff --git a/lld/ELF/OutputSections.cpp b/lld/ELF/OutputSections.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/OutputSections.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/OutputSections.cpp
@@ -116,16 +116,18 @@
     if (hasInputSections || typeIsSet) {
       if (typeIsSet || !canMergeToProgbits(type) ||
           !canMergeToProgbits(isec->type)) {
-        // Changing the type of a (NOLOAD) section is fishy, but some projects
-        // (e.g. https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1597)
-        // traditionally rely on the behavior. Issue a warning to not break
-        // them. Other types get an error.
-        auto diagnose = type == SHT_NOBITS ? warn : errorOrWarn;
-        diagnose("section type mismatch for " + isec->name + "\n>>> " +
-                 toString(isec) + ": " +
-                 getELFSectionTypeName(config->emachine, isec->type) +
-                 "\n>>> output section " + name + ": " +
-                 getELFSectionTypeName(config->emachine, type));
+        // The (NOLOAD) changes the section type to SHT_NOBITS, the intention is
+        // that the contents at that address is provided by some other means.
+        // Some projects (e.g.
+        // https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1597) rely on the
+        // behavior. Other types get an error.
+        if (type != SHT_NOBITS) {
+          errorOrWarn("section type mismatch for " + isec->name + "\n>>> " +
+                      toString(isec) + ": " +
+                      getELFSectionTypeName(config->emachine, isec->type) +
+                      "\n>>> output section " + name + ": " +
+                      getELFSectionTypeName(config->emachine, type));
+        }
       }
       if (!typeIsSet)
         type = SHT_PROGBITS;
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/noload.s b/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/noload.s
--- a/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/noload.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/noload.s
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 
 ## The output SHT_PROBITS is contrary to the user expectation of SHT_NOBITS.
 ## Issue a warning. See https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1597
-# RUN: ld.lld --script %t/lds %t.o %t/mismatch.o -o %t/out 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=WARN
+# RUN: ld.lld --script %t/lds %t.o %t/mismatch.o -o %t/out 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=WARN --allow-empty
 # RUN: llvm-readelf -S -l %t/out | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK2
 
-# WARN:   warning: section type mismatch for .data_noload_a
+# WARN-NOT:   warning:
 # CHECK2:      Name                 Type     Address          Off               Size
 # CHECK2:      .data_noload_a       NOBITS   0000000000000000 [[OFF:[0-9a-f]+]] 001001
 
@@ -45,5 +45,8 @@
   .data_noload_a (NOLOAD) : { *(.data_noload_a) }
   .data_noload_b (0x10000) (NOLOAD) : { *(.data_noload_b) }
   .no_input_sec_noload (NOLOAD) : { . += 1; }
-  .text (0x20000) : { *(.text) }
+  .text (0x20000) : {
+    *(.text);
+    _start = .;
+  }
 }