diff --git a/elfutils-0.161-aarch64relro.patch b/elfutils-0.161-aarch64relro.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fca9e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elfutils-0.161-aarch64relro.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+commit aea89f2c1ad1cfa2ddd09fb5262f7a0616708baa
+Author: Mark Wielaard <mjw@redhat.com>
+Date:   Mon Mar 23 15:08:27 2015 +0100
+
+    backends: aarch64 can have _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ point anywhere in .got.
+    
+    When building with relro aarch64 splits .got in a writable and read-only
+    part. _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ points to the first writable symbol, not the
+    start of .got.
+    
+    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201778
+    
+    Signed-off-by: Mark Wielaard <mjw@redhat.com>
+
+diff --git a/backends/aarch64_symbol.c b/backends/aarch64_symbol.c
+index 3fdc9cf..76999e4 100644
+--- a/backends/aarch64_symbol.c
++++ b/backends/aarch64_symbol.c
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ /* AArch64 specific symbolic name handling.
+-   Copyright (C) 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
++   Copyright (C) 2013, 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+    This file is part of elfutils.
+ 
+    This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ aarch64_reloc_simple_type (Ebl *ebl __attribute__ ((unused)), int type)
+     }
+ }
+ 
+-/* If this is the _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ symbol, then it should point to
+-   .got[0] even if there is a .got.plt section.  */
++/* If this is the _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ symbol, then it should point in
++   the .got even if there is a .got.plt section.
++   https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-ports/2013-06/msg00057.html
++   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201778
++ */
+ bool
+ aarch64_check_special_symbol (Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ehdr, const GElf_Sym *sym,
+                               const char *name, const GElf_Shdr *destshdr)
+@@ -66,7 +69,8 @@ aarch64_check_special_symbol (Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ehdr, const GElf_Sym *sym,
+       && strcmp (name, "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_") == 0)
+     {
+       const char *sname = elf_strptr (elf, ehdr->e_shstrndx, destshdr->sh_name);
+-      if (sname != NULL && strcmp (sname, ".got.plt") == 0)
++      if (sname != NULL
++	  && (strcmp (sname, ".got") == 0 || strcmp (sname, ".got.plt") == 0))
+ 	{
+ 	  Elf_Scn *scn = NULL;
+ 	  while ((scn = elf_nextscn (elf, scn)) != NULL)
+@@ -77,7 +81,8 @@ aarch64_check_special_symbol (Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ehdr, const GElf_Sym *sym,
+ 		{
+ 		  sname = elf_strptr (elf, ehdr->e_shstrndx, shdr->sh_name);
+ 		  if (sname != NULL && strcmp (sname, ".got") == 0)
+-		    return sym->st_value == shdr->sh_addr;
++		    return (sym->st_value >= shdr->sh_addr
++			    && sym->st_value < shdr->sh_addr + shdr->sh_size);
+ 		}
+ 	    }
+ 	}
diff --git a/elfutils.spec b/elfutils.spec
index dc65d51..b5717a2 100644
--- a/elfutils.spec
+++ b/elfutils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name: elfutils
 Summary: A collection of utilities and DSOs to handle compiled objects
 Version: 0.161
-%global baserelease 6
+%global baserelease 7
 URL: https://fedorahosted.org/elfutils/
 %global source_url http://fedorahosted.org/releases/e/l/elfutils/%{version}/
 License: GPLv3+ and (GPLv2+ or LGPLv3+)
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Patch3: elfutils-0.161-formref-type.patch
 # rhbz#1189928 - Consider sh_addralign 0 as 1
 Patch4: elfutils-0.161-addralign.patch
 Patch5: elfutils-0.161-copyreloc.patch
+Patch6: elfutils-0.161-aarch64relro.patch
 
 %if !%{compat}
 Release: %{baserelease}%{?dist}
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ sed -i.scanf-m -e 's/%m/%a/g' src/addr2line.c tests/line2addr.c
 %patch3 -p1 -b .formref_type
 %patch4 -p1 -b .addralign
 %patch5 -p1 -b .copyreloc
+%patch6 -p1 -b .aarch64relro
 
 find . -name \*.sh ! -perm -0100 -print | xargs chmod +x
 
@@ -346,6 +348,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %{_libdir}/libelf.a
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 23 2015 Mark Wielaard <mjw@redhat.com> - 0.161-7
+- Add elfutils-0.161-aarch64relro.patch (#1201778)
+
 * Mon Mar 09 2015 Mark Wielaard <mjw@redhat.com> - 0.161-6
 - Add elfutils-0.161-copyreloc.patch.