diff --git a/binutils-relro-padding.patch b/binutils-relro-padding.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73d3615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils-relro-padding.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- binutils.orig/bfd/elf.c	2024-07-25 09:01:36.091804849 +0100
++++ binutils-2.35.2/bfd/elf.c	2024-07-25 09:02:22.645006725 +0100
+@@ -2759,6 +2759,12 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_sect
+   { STRING_COMMA_LEN (".rodata"), -2, SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC },
+   { STRING_COMMA_LEN (".rodata1"), 0, SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC },
+   { STRING_COMMA_LEN (".rela"),	  -1, SHT_RELA,	    0 },
++  /* .relro_padding is generated by lld.  It should not be confused with a
++     reloc containing section, because otherwise elf_fake_sections() will
++     set the entsize to 8, which may not be an actual multiple of the
++     section's size.
++     Note - this entry must appear before the ".rel" entry below.  */
++  { STRING_COMMA_LEN (".relro_padding"), 0, SHT_NOBITS, SHF_ALLOC | SHF_WRITE },
+   { STRING_COMMA_LEN (".rel"),	  -1, SHT_REL,	    0 },
+   { NULL,		    0,	   0, 0,	    0 }
+ };
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 9da3c8f..1729f97 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
 Name: binutils%{?_with_debug:-debug}
 Version: 2.35.2
-Release: 50%{?dist}
+Release: 51%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 URL: https://sourceware.org/binutils
 
@@ -461,6 +461,10 @@ Patch70: binutils-prune-lto-messages.patch
 # Lifetime: Fixed in 2.38
 Patch71: binutils-relro.patch
 
+# Purpose:  Stop the BFD library from treating the .relro-padding section as a REL section.
+# Lifetime: Fixed in 2.44
+Patch72: binutils-relro-padding.patch
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Provides: bundled(libiberty)
@@ -1301,6 +1305,9 @@ exit 0
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 25 2024 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.35.2-51
+- Backport commit 88141209e25ce19473ec07d7aac09cc68f06a630 to fix stripping lld linked binaries.  (RHEL-50536)
+
 * Fri Jul 12 2024 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.35.2-50
 - Additional patch (commit 31b4d3a16f200bf04db8439a63b72bba7af4e1be).  (RHEL-45873)