--- binutils.orig/bfd/elf64-ppc.c	2018-01-25 13:23:13.575860963 +0000

+++ binutils-2.29.1/bfd/elf64-ppc.c	2018-01-25 13:24:36.564874275 +0000

@@ -12805,6 +12805,9 @@ ppc64_elf_size_stubs (struct bfd_link_in

 	    stub_sec->flags &= ~SEC_RELOC;

 	  }

+      if (htab->stub_iteration <= STUB_SHRINK_ITER

+	  || htab->brlt->rawsize < htab->brlt->size)

+	htab->brlt->rawsize = htab->brlt->size;

       htab->brlt->size = 0;

       htab->brlt->reloc_count = 0;

       htab->brlt->flags &= ~SEC_RELOC;

@@ -12858,6 +12861,9 @@ ppc64_elf_size_stubs (struct bfd_link_in

 	  break;

       if (group == NULL

+	  && (htab->brlt->rawsize == htab->brlt->size

+	      || (htab->stub_iteration > STUB_SHRINK_ITER

+		  && htab->brlt->rawsize > htab->brlt->size))

 	  && (htab->glink_eh_frame == NULL

 	      || htab->glink_eh_frame->rawsize == htab->glink_eh_frame->size))

 	break;