diff --git a/binutils-2.21.51.0.6-allow-ARM-NOTES.patch b/binutils-2.21.51.0.6-allow-ARM-NOTES.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81d1cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils-2.21.51.0.6-allow-ARM-NOTES.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+diff -crp ../binutils-2.21.51.0.6.orig/bfd/ChangeLog bfd/ChangeLog
+*** ../binutils-2.21.51.0.6.orig/bfd/ChangeLog	2011-07-19 12:17:28.693558001 +0100
+--- bfd/ChangeLog	2011-07-19 12:21:53.542558219 +0100
+***************
+*** 1,3 ****
+--- 1,8 ----
++ 2011-07-12  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
++ 
++ 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_section_flags): Delete.
++ 	(elf_backend_section_flags): Remove.
++ 
+  2011-01-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+  
+  	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_want_plt_sym): Redefine to 0 after
+diff -crp ../binutils-2.21.51.0.6.orig/bfd/elf32-arm.c bfd/elf32-arm.c
+*** ../binutils-2.21.51.0.6.orig/bfd/elf32-arm.c	2011-07-19 12:17:28.736558001 +0100
+--- bfd/elf32-arm.c	2011-07-19 12:21:45.094556965 +0100
+*************** elf32_arm_reloc_type_class (const Elf_In
+*** 13475,13491 ****
+      }
+  }
+  
+- /* Set the right machine number for an Arm ELF file.  */
+- 
+- static bfd_boolean
+- elf32_arm_section_flags (flagword *flags, const Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr)
+- {
+-   if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_NOTE)
+-     *flags |= SEC_LINK_ONCE | SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_SAME_CONTENTS;
+- 
+-   return TRUE;
+- }
+- 
+  static void
+  elf32_arm_final_write_processing (bfd *abfd, bfd_boolean linker ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+  {
+--- 13475,13480 ----
+*************** const struct elf_size_info elf32_arm_siz
+*** 14647,14653 ****
+  #define elf_backend_post_process_headers	elf32_arm_post_process_headers
+  #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class		elf32_arm_reloc_type_class
+  #define elf_backend_object_p			elf32_arm_object_p
+- #define elf_backend_section_flags		elf32_arm_section_flags
+  #define elf_backend_fake_sections  		elf32_arm_fake_sections
+  #define elf_backend_section_from_shdr  		elf32_arm_section_from_shdr
+  #define elf_backend_final_write_processing      elf32_arm_final_write_processing
+--- 14636,14641 ----
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 82414e5..d3ad551 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
 Name: %{?cross}binutils%{?_with_debug:-debug}
 Version: 2.21.51.0.6
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://sources.redhat.com/binutils
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Patch07: binutils-2.20.51.0.10-sec-merge-emit.patch
 Patch08: binutils-2.20.51.0.2-build-id.patch
 Patch09: binutils-2.21.51.0.6-dynamic-notes.patch
 Patch10: binutils-2.21.51.0.6-assign-to-dot.patch
+Patch11: binutils-2.21.51.0.6-allow-ARM-NOTES.patch
 
 %define gold_arches %ix86 x86_64
 
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ using libelf instead of BFD.
 %patch08 -p0 -b .build-id~
 %patch09 -p0 -b .dynamic-notes~
 %patch10 -p1 -b .dot-assign~
+%patch11 -p0 -b .arm-notes~
 
 # We cannot run autotools as there is an exact requirement of autoconf-2.59.
 
@@ -423,6 +425,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif # %{isnative}
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul  19 2011 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.21.51.0.6-7
+- Allow .note sections in ARM binaries.
+
 * Tue Jul  12 2011 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.21.51.0.6-6
 - Import patch for PR ld/12726.  (BZ 719733)