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
@@ -530,10 +530,10 @@
 
   // If the symbol name is empty use the section name.
   if ((*SymOrErr)->getType() == ELF::STT_SECTION) {
-    if (Expected<section_iterator> SecOrErr = getSymbolSection(Sym)) {
-      consumeError(Name.takeError());
+    if (Expected<section_iterator> SecOrErr = getSymbolSection(Sym))
       return (*SecOrErr)->getName();
-    }
+    else
+      return SecOrErr.takeError();
   }
   return Name;
 }
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-objdump/ELF/section-no-symbol-name.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-objdump/ELF/section-no-symbol-name.test
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-objdump/ELF/section-no-symbol-name.test
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# RUN: yaml2obj %s -o %t.o
+# RUN: not llvm-cm %t.o 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+
+# CHECK: error: failed to get symbol name
+
+--- !ELF
+FileHeader:
+  Class:   ELFCLASS32
+  Data:    ELFDATA2LSB
+  Type:    ET_REL
+  Machine: EM_X86_64
+Sections: 
+  - Name:         .foo
+    Type:         SHT_PROGBITS
+Symbols: 
+  - Name:         ""
+    Index:        0x43  ## Invalid section index
+    Type:         STT_SECTION