diff -rup binutils.orig/bfd/elflink.c binutils-2.35.1/bfd/elflink.c
--- binutils.orig/bfd/elflink.c	2020-10-29 12:46:32.228618844 +0000
+++ binutils-2.35.1/bfd/elflink.c	2020-10-29 13:07:58.786847312 +0000
@@ -5340,7 +5340,7 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 	  struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
 	  bfd_size_type size;
 	  unsigned int alignment_power;
-	  unsigned int non_ir_ref_dynamic;
+	  struct elf_link_hash_entry preserved_h;
 
 	  for (p = htab->root.table.table[i]; p != NULL; p = p->next)
 	    {
@@ -5365,7 +5365,8 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 	      /* Preserve non_ir_ref_dynamic so that this symbol
 		 will be exported when the dynamic lib becomes needed
 		 in the second pass.  */
-	      non_ir_ref_dynamic = h->root.non_ir_ref_dynamic;
+	      preserved_h = *h;
+
 	      memcpy (p, old_ent, htab->root.table.entsize);
 	      old_ent = (char *) old_ent + htab->root.table.entsize;
 	      h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) p;
@@ -5382,7 +5383,10 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 		  if (alignment_power > h->root.u.c.p->alignment_power)
 		    h->root.u.c.p->alignment_power = alignment_power;
 		}
-	      h->root.non_ir_ref_dynamic = non_ir_ref_dynamic;
+
+	      h->root.non_ir_ref_dynamic
+		= preserved_h.root.non_ir_ref_dynamic;
+	      h->root.as_needed_def_dynamic |= preserved_h.dynamic_def;
 	    }
 	}
 
@@ -5819,6 +5823,11 @@ elf_link_add_archive_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 	  if (h == NULL)
 	    continue;
 
+	  /* Don't load the archive element after seeing a definition
+	     in a DT_NEEDED shared object.  */
+	  if (h->root.as_needed_def_dynamic)
+	    continue;
+
 	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined)
 	    {
 	      /* If the archive element has already been loaded then one
Only in binutils.orig/: binutils-2.35.1
diff -rup binutils.orig/include/bfdlink.h binutils-2.35.1/include/bfdlink.h
--- binutils.orig/include/bfdlink.h	2020-10-29 12:46:31.611621137 +0000
+++ binutils-2.35.1/include/bfdlink.h	2020-10-29 13:07:36.833927443 +0000
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ struct bfd_link_hash_entry
      as distinct from a LTO IR object file.  */
   unsigned int non_ir_ref_dynamic : 1;
 
+  /* Symbol is defined in a DT_NEEDED dynamic object file.  */
+  unsigned int as_needed_def_dynamic : 1;
+
   /* Symbol is a built-in define.  These will be overridden by PROVIDE
      in a linker script.  */
   unsigned int linker_def : 1;
diff -rup binutils.orig/ld/plugin.c binutils-2.35.1/ld/plugin.c
--- binutils.orig/ld/plugin.c	2020-10-29 12:46:31.878620145 +0000
+++ binutils-2.35.1/ld/plugin.c	2020-10-29 13:07:19.951989072 +0000
@@ -794,7 +794,8 @@ get_symbols (const void *handle, int nsy
       if (blhe->type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
 	  || blhe->type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
 	{
-	  res = LDPR_UNDEF;
+	  res = (blhe->as_needed_def_dynamic
+		 ? LDPR_RESOLVED_DYN : LDPR_UNDEF);
 	  goto report_symbol;
 	}
       if (blhe->type != bfd_link_hash_defined