--- ../binutils-2.19.50.0.1.orig/bfd/elfcode.h	2008-11-26 09:29:54.000000000 +0000

+++ ./bfd/elfcode.h	2008-11-26 12:01:37.000000000 +0000

@@ -1170,6 +1170,19 @@ 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)

+		bfd_malloc_and_get_section (abfd, sec, & sec->contents);

+	      if (sec->contents != NULL)

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

+	    }

+	}

     }

   return TRUE;