1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/compress.c b/bfd/compress.c
index 0087a66..ad1fbee 100644
--- a/bfd/compress.c
+++ b/bfd/compress.c
@@ -441,7 +441,18 @@ bfd_init_section_compress_status (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 					 uncompressed_buffer,
 					 uncompressed_size);
 
-  free (uncompressed_buffer);
+  /* PR binutils/18087: If compression didn't make
+     the section smaller, just keep it uncompressed.  */
+  if (ret && uncompressed_size < sec->size)
+    {
+      free (sec->contents);
+      sec->contents = uncompressed_buffer;
+      sec->size = uncompressed_size;
+      sec->compress_status = COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE;
+    }
+  else
+    free (uncompressed_buffer);
+
   return ret;
 #endif
 }