diff --git a/binutils-ppc64le-note-merge.patch b/binutils-ppc64le-note-merge.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3619c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils-ppc64le-note-merge.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- binutils.orig/binutils/objcopy.c	2021-02-18 11:35:48.062479490 +0000
++++ binutils-2.30/binutils/objcopy.c	2021-02-18 11:36:52.207071148 +0000
+@@ -2224,6 +2224,11 @@ merge_gnu_build_notes (bfd *          ab
+ 	  goto done;
+ 	}
+ 
++      if (start > end)
++	/* This can happen with PPC64LE binaries where empty notes are
++	   encoded as start = end + 4.  */
++	start = end;
++
+       if (is_open_note (pnote))
+ 	{
+ 	  if (start)
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index f8dd82d..cb9e30b 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
 Name: binutils%{?name_cross}%{?_with_debug:-debug}
 Version: 2.36.1
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 URL: https://sourceware.org/binutils
 
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ Patch16: binutils-2.36-branch-updates.patch
 # Lifetime: Permanent, but varying with each new rebase.
 Patch17: binutils-testsuite-fixes.patch
 
+# Purpose:  Fix merging empty ppc64le notes.
+# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.37
+Patch18: binutils-ppc64le-note-merge.patch
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Provides: bundled(libiberty)
@@ -847,6 +851,9 @@ exit 0
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 18 2021 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.36.1-3
+- Fix merging ppc64le notes.  (#1928936)
+
 * Fri Feb 12 2021 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.36.1-2
 - Fix testsuite failures triggered by locally applied patches.