Index: ELF/Relocations.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/Relocations.cpp
+++ ELF/Relocations.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@
       return true;
     if (&Body == ElfSym<ELFT>::MipsGpDisp)
       return true;
+    // Sometimes code has relocations to absolute symbol defined in linker script.
+    // Example is linux kernel. Hence we allow it.
+    if (!Body.File)
+      return true;
     error(S.getLocation(RelOff) + ": relocation " + toString(Type) +
           " cannot refer to absolute symbol '" + toString(Body) +
           "' defined in " + toString(Body.File));
Index: test/ELF/linkerscript/relative-absolute.s
===================================================================
--- test/ELF/linkerscript/relative-absolute.s
+++ test/ELF/linkerscript/relative-absolute.s
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# REQUIRES: x86
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-pc-linux %s -o %t1.o
+# RUN: echo "SECTIONS { vvar_vsyscall_gtod_data = 0x10000; }" > %t.script
+# RUN: ld.lld -shared %t1.o --script %t.script -o %t
+# RUN: llvm-objdump -d %t | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=DUMP
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -t %t | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=SYMBOL
+
+# DUMP:       Disassembly of section .text:
+# DUMP-NEXT:  foo:
+# DUMP-NEXT:   0: {{.*}} 65530(%rip), %eax
+
+# SYMBOL:     Symbol {
+# SYMBOL:        Name: vvar_vsyscall_gtod_data
+# SYMBOL-NEXT:   Value: 0x10000
+# SYMBOL-NEXT:   Size: 0
+# SYMBOL-NEXT:   Binding: Local
+# SYMBOL-NEXT:   Type: None
+# SYMBOL-NEXT:   Other [
+# SYMBOL-NEXT:     STV_HIDDEN
+# SYMBOL-NEXT:   ]
+# SYMBOL-NEXT:   Section: Absolute (0xFFF1)
+# SYMBOL-NEXT: }
+
+.text
+.globl foo
+.type foo, @function
+foo:
+ movl vvar_vsyscall_gtod_data(%rip), %eax
+
+.hidden	vvar_vsyscall_gtod_data