diff --git a/binutils-2.24-DW_FORM_ref_addr.patch b/binutils-2.24-DW_FORM_ref_addr.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92ef150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils-2.24-DW_FORM_ref_addr.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+*** ../binutils-2.24.orig/bfd/dwarf2.c	2014-01-28 11:58:02.072737296 +0000
+--- bfd/dwarf2.c	2014-01-28 11:59:38.575739971 +0000
+*************** find_abstract_instance_name (struct comp
+*** 2126,2131 ****
+--- 2126,2153 ----
+  	abort ();
+  
+        info_ptr = unit->sec_info_ptr + die_ref;
++ 
++       /* Now find the CU containing this pointer.  */
++       if (info_ptr >= unit->info_ptr_unit && info_ptr < unit->end_ptr)
++ 	;
++       else
++ 	{
++ 	  /* Check other CUs to see if they contain the abbrev.  */
++ 	  struct comp_unit * u;
++ 
++ 	  for (u = unit->prev_unit; u != NULL; u = u->prev_unit)
++ 	    if (info_ptr >= u->info_ptr_unit && info_ptr < u->end_ptr)
++ 	      break;
++ 
++ 	  if (u == NULL)
++ 	    for (u = unit->next_unit; u != NULL; u = u->next_unit)
++ 	      if (info_ptr >= u->info_ptr_unit && info_ptr < u->end_ptr)
++ 		break;
++ 
++ 	  if (u)
++ 	    unit = u;
++ 	  /* else FIXME: What do we do now ?  */
++ 	}
+      }
+    else if (attr_ptr->form == DW_FORM_GNU_ref_alt)
+      {
+*************** find_abstract_instance_name (struct comp
+*** 2137,2142 ****
+--- 2159,2166 ----
+  	  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+  	  return name;
+  	}
++       /* FIXME: Do we need to locate the correct CU, in a similar
++ 	 fashion to the code in the DW_FORM_ref_addr case above ?  */
+      }
+    else
+      info_ptr = unit->info_ptr_unit + die_ref;
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 729f3d5..86bf5d2 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: 2.24
-Release: 9%{?dist}
+Release: 10%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://sources.redhat.com/binutils
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ Patch13: binutils-2.23.2-aarch64-em.patch
 Patch14: binutils-2.24-s390-mkopc.patch
 # Import fixes for IFUNC and PLT handling for AArch64.
 Patch15: binutils-2.24-elfnn-aarch64.patch
+# Fix decoding of abstract instance names using DW_FORM_ref_addr.
+Patch16: binutils-2.24-DW_FORM_ref_addr.patch
 
 Provides: bundled(libiberty)
 
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ using libelf instead of BFD.
 %patch13 -p0 -b .aarch64~
 %patch14 -p0 -b .mkopc~
 %patch15 -p0 -b .elf-aarch64~
+%patch16 -p0 -b .ref-addr~
 
 # We cannot run autotools as there is an exact requirement of autoconf-2.59.
 
@@ -473,6 +476,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif # %{isnative}
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 28 2014 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.24-10
+- Fix decoding of abbrevs using a DW_FORM_ref_addr attribute.  (#1056797)
+
 * Tue Dec 17 2013 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.24-9
 - Import fixes on 2.24 branch that affect AArch64 IFUNC and PLT handling.