diff -rup ../binutils-2.19.51.0.11.orig/bfd/elfcode.h bfd/elfcode.h

--- ../binutils-2.19.51.0.11.orig/bfd/elfcode.h	2009-07-14 11:23:27.000000000 +0100

+++ bfd/elfcode.h	2009-07-14 11:33:56.000000000 +0100

@@ -1170,6 +1170,24 @@ elf_checksum_contents (bfd *abfd,

       if (i_shdr.contents)

 	(*process) (i_shdr.contents, i_shdr.sh_size, arg);

+      else

+	{

+	  asection *sec;

+

+	  sec = bfd_section_from_elf_index (abfd, count);

+	  if (sec != NULL)

+	    {

+	      if (sec->contents == NULL)

+		{

+		  /* Force rereading from file.  */

+		  sec->flags &= ~SEC_IN_MEMORY;

+		  if (! bfd_malloc_and_get_section (abfd, sec, & sec->contents))

+		    continue;

+		}

+	      if (sec->contents != NULL)

+		(*process) (sec->contents, i_shdr.sh_size, arg);

+	    }

+	}

     }

   return TRUE;