Index: lib/ExecutionEngine/RuntimeDyld/RuntimeDyldELF.h
===================================================================
--- lib/ExecutionEngine/RuntimeDyld/RuntimeDyldELF.h
+++ lib/ExecutionEngine/RuntimeDyld/RuntimeDyldELF.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
   void resolveAArch64Relocation(const SectionEntry &Section, uint64_t Offset,
                                 uint64_t Value, uint32_t Type, int64_t Addend);
 
+  bool resolveAArch64ShortBranch(unsigned SectionID, relocation_iterator RelI,
+                                 const RelocationValueRef &Value);
+
   void resolveARMRelocation(const SectionEntry &Section, uint64_t Offset,
                             uint32_t Value, uint32_t Type, int32_t Addend);
 
Index: lib/ExecutionEngine/RuntimeDyld/RuntimeDyldELF.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/ExecutionEngine/RuntimeDyld/RuntimeDyldELF.cpp
+++ lib/ExecutionEngine/RuntimeDyld/RuntimeDyldELF.cpp
@@ -949,6 +949,37 @@
   return ELF::R_MIPS_NONE;
 }
 
+bool RuntimeDyldELF::resolveAArch64ShortBranch(
+    unsigned SectionID, relocation_iterator RelI,
+    const RelocationValueRef &Value) {
+  uint64_t Address;
+  if (Value.SymbolName) {
+    auto Loc = GlobalSymbolTable.find(Value.SymbolName);
+
+    // Don't create short branch for external symbols.
+    if (Loc == GlobalSymbolTable.end())
+      return false;
+
+    const auto &SymInfo = Loc->second;
+    Address =
+        (uint64_t)Sections[SymInfo.getSectionID()].getLoadAddressWithOffset(
+            SymInfo.getOffset());
+  } else {
+    Address = (uint64_t)Sections[Value.SectionID].getLoadAddress();
+  }
+  uint64_t Offset = RelI->getOffset();
+  uint64_t SourceAddress = Sections[SectionID].getLoadAddressWithOffset(Offset);
+
+  // If distance is too long then we'd create thunk.
+  if (!isInt<28>(Address + Value.Addend - SourceAddress))
+    return false;
+
+  resolveRelocation(Sections[SectionID], Offset, Address, RelI->getType(),
+                    Value.Addend);
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 Expected<relocation_iterator>
 RuntimeDyldELF::processRelocationRef(
     unsigned SectionID, relocation_iterator RelI, const ObjectFile &O,
@@ -1056,7 +1087,7 @@
                         (uint64_t)Section.getAddressWithOffset(i->second),
                         RelType, 0);
       DEBUG(dbgs() << " Stub function found\n");
-    } else {
+    } else if (!resolveAArch64ShortBranch(SectionID, RelI, Value)) {
       // Create a new stub function.
       DEBUG(dbgs() << " Create a new stub function\n");
       Stubs[Value] = Section.getStubOffset();