--- 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 }
 };