diff --git a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
index 9a2fe89..13f86f0 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
@@ -1480,6 +1480,8 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation (void)
   const char *rpath;
   asection *sinterp;
   bfd *abfd;
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry *ehdr_start = NULL;
+  struct bfd_link_hash_entry ehdr_start_save;
 
   if (is_elf_hash_table (link_info.hash))
     {
@@ -1504,6 +1506,16 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation (void)
              _bfd_elf_link_hash_hide_symbol (&link_info, h, TRUE);
              if (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) != STV_INTERNAL)
                h->other = (h->other & ~ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (-1)) | STV_HIDDEN;
+	     /* Don't leave the symbol undefined.  Undefined hidden
+		symbols typically won't have dynamic relocations, but
+		we most likely will need dynamic relocations for
+		__ehdr_start if we are building a PIE or shared
+		library.  */
+	     ehdr_start = h;
+	     ehdr_start_save = h->root;
+	     h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
+	     h->root.u.def.section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+	     h->root.u.def.value = 0;
            }
        }
 
@@ -1620,6 +1632,14 @@ ${ELF_INTERPRETER_SET_DEFAULT}
 
   if (!bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr (link_info.output_bfd, &link_info))
     einfo ("%P%F: failed to set dynamic section sizes: %E\n");
+
+  if (ehdr_start != NULL)
+    {
+      /* If we twiddled __ehdr_start to defined earlier, put it back
+	 as it was.  */
+      ehdr_start->root.type = ehdr_start_save.type;
+      ehdr_start->root.u = ehdr_start_save.u;
+    }
 }
 
 EOF
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-shared.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-shared.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c17516a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-shared.d
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#source: ehdr_start.s
+#ld: -e _start -shared
+#nm: -n
+#target: *-*-linux* *-*-gnu* *-*-nacl*
+#xfail: cris*-*-* frv-*-*
+
+#...
+[0-9a-f]*000 [Adrt] __ehdr_start
+#pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-userdef.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-userdef.d
index 2a88e98..b58ae3f 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-userdef.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-userdef.d
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ld: -e _start -T ehdr_start-userdef.t
 #readelf: -Ws
 #target: *-*-linux* *-*-gnu* *-*-nacl*
+#xfail: frv-*-*
 
 #...
 Symbol table '\.symtab' contains [0-9]+ entries:
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-weak.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-weak.d
index 8bd9035..24ae34c 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-weak.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-weak.d
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ld: -e _start -T ehdr_start-missing.t
 #nm: -n
 #target: *-*-linux* *-*-gnu* *-*-nacl*
+#xfail: frv-*-*
 
 #...
 \s+[wU] __ehdr_start
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start.d
index 52e5b54..d538b66 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start.d
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ld: -e _start
 #nm: -n
 #target: *-*-linux* *-*-gnu* *-*-nacl*
+#xfail: frv-*-*
 
 #...
 [0-9a-f]*000 [Adrt] __ehdr_start
-- 
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