Index: ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
+++ ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
   ByteCommand *readByteCommand(StringRef Tok);
   uint32_t readFill();
   uint32_t parseFill(StringRef Tok);
+  bool readOutputSectionType(OutputSection *Cmd);
   void readSectionAddressType(OutputSection *Cmd);
   OutputSection *readOverlaySectionDescription();
   OutputSection *readOutputSectionDescription(StringRef OutSec);
@@ -699,6 +700,18 @@
   return V;
 }
 
+bool ScriptParser::readOutputSectionType(OutputSection *Cmd) {
+  if (consume("NOLOAD")) {
+    Cmd->Noload = true;
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (consume("COPY") || consume("INFO") || consume("OVERLAY")) {
+    Cmd->NonAlloc = true;
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 // Reads an expression and/or the special directive for an output
 // section definition. Directive is one of following: "(NOLOAD)",
 // "(COPY)", "(INFO)" or "(OVERLAY)".
@@ -712,16 +725,11 @@
 // https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/ld/Output-Section-Type.html
 void ScriptParser::readSectionAddressType(OutputSection *Cmd) {
   if (consume("(")) {
-    if (consume("NOLOAD")) {
+    if (readOutputSectionType(Cmd)) {
       expect(")");
-      Cmd->Noload = true;
-      return;
-    }
-    if (consume("COPY") || consume("INFO") || consume("OVERLAY")) {
-      expect(")");
-      Cmd->NonAlloc = true;
       return;
     }
+
     Cmd->AddrExpr = readExpr();
     expect(")");
   } else {
@@ -729,9 +737,9 @@
   }
 
   if (consume("(")) {
-    expect("NOLOAD");
+    if (!readOutputSectionType(Cmd))
+      setError("unknown section directive: " + peek());
     expect(")");
-    Cmd->Noload = true;
   }
 }
 
Index: test/ELF/linkerscript/info-section-type.s
===================================================================
--- test/ELF/linkerscript/info-section-type.s
+++ test/ELF/linkerscript/info-section-type.s
@@ -29,5 +29,14 @@
 # RUN: ld.lld -o %t --script %t.script %t.o
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -sections %t | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=NONALLOC
 
+# RUN: echo "SECTIONS { .bar 0x20000 (INFO) : { *(.foo) } };" > %t.script
+# RUN: ld.lld -o %t --script %t.script %t.o
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -sections %t | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=NONALLOC
+
+# RUN: echo "SECTIONS { .bar 0x20000 (BAR) : { *(.foo) } };" > %t.script
+# RUN: not ld.lld -o %t --script %t.script %t.o 2>&1 |\
+# RUN:   FileCheck %s --check-prefix=UNKNOWN
+# UNKNOWN: unknown section directive: BAR
+
 .section .foo,"a",@progbits
 .zero 1