diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/ELFAsmParser.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/ELFAsmParser.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/ELFAsmParser.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/ELFAsmParser.cpp
@@ -637,7 +637,10 @@
   MCSectionELF *Section = getContext().getELFSection(
       SectionName, Type, Flags, Size, GroupName, UniqueID, LinkedToSym);
   getStreamer().SwitchSection(Section, Subsection);
-  if (Section->getType() != Type)
+  // x86-64 psABI names SHT_X86_64_UNWIND as the canonical type for .eh_frame
+  // but allows SHT_PROGBITS as an alternative type.
+  if (Section->getType() != Type &&
+      !(SectionName == ".eh_frame" && Type == ELF::SHT_PROGBITS))
     Error(loc, "changed section type for " + SectionName + ", expected: 0x" +
                    utohexstr(Section->getType()));
   if (Section->getFlags() != Flags)
diff --git a/llvm/test/MC/ELF/section-type-changed.s b/llvm/test/MC/ELF/section-type-changed.s
--- a/llvm/test/MC/ELF/section-type-changed.s
+++ b/llvm/test/MC/ELF/section-type-changed.s
@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@
 .pushsection .foo,"a",@nobits
 
 .pushsection .foo,"a",@progbits
+
+
+# SHT_X86_64_UNWIND x86-64 psABI
+# CHECK: {{.*}}.s:[[# @LINE+1]]:1: error: changed section type for .eh_frame, expected: 0x70000001
+.pushsection .eh_frame,"a",@progbits
+
+.pushsection .eh_frame,"a",@unwind