--- /dev/null
+--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c
++++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
+@@ -12408,7 +12408,8 @@ elf32_arm_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struc
+
+ /* If the symbol is a function that doesn't bind locally,
+ this relocation will need a PLT entry. */
+- root_plt->refcount += 1;
++ if (root_plt->refcount != -1)
++ root_plt->refcount += 1;
+
+ if (!call_reloc_p)
+ arm_plt->noncall_refcount++;