diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 1823e3a8379..f0b8dc68352 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2002-11-28  Kaz Kojima  <kkojima@rr.iij4u.or.jp>
+
+	* elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_relocate_section): Don't complain about
+        unresolved debugging relocs in dynamic applications.
+	* elf64-sh64.c (sh_elf64_relocate_section): Likewise.
+
 2002-11-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* elf-eh-frame.c (ENSURE_NO_RELOCS): Disregard R_*_NONE relocs.
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-sh.c b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
index f52245bcc34..c7c078ceaf4 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-sh.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
@@ -4753,6 +4753,13 @@ sh_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 			  || ((input_section->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0
 			      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags
 				  & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)))
+		  /* Dynamic relocs are not propagated for SEC_DEBUGGING
+		     sections because such sections are not SEC_ALLOC and
+		     thus ld.so will not process them.  */
+		  || (sec->output_section == NULL
+		      && ((input_section->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0
+			  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags
+			      & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0))
 		  || (sec->output_section == NULL
 		      && (sh_elf_hash_entry (h)->tls_type == GOT_TLS_IE
 			  || sh_elf_hash_entry (h)->tls_type == GOT_TLS_GD)))
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-sh64.c b/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
index da02505d5c5..590c13369cd 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
@@ -1680,7 +1680,14 @@ sh_elf64_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 			     sections against symbols defined externally
 			     in shared libraries.  We can't do anything
 			     with them here.  */
-			  || (input_section->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0)))
+			  || (input_section->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0))
+		  /* Dynamic relocs are not propagated for SEC_DEBUGGING
+		     sections because such sections are not SEC_ALLOC and
+		     thus ld.so will not process them.  */
+		  || (sec->output_section == NULL
+		      && ((input_section->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0
+			  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags
+			      & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)))
 		relocation = 0;
 	      else if (sec->output_section == NULL)
 		{
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog b/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 4a56a90451e..27a09ff8e43 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2002-11-28  Kaz Kojima  <kkojima@rr.iij4u.or.jp>
+
+	* ld-sh/refdbg-0-dso.d: New test.
+	* ld-sh/refdbg-1.d: Likewise.
+	* ld-sh/refdbg.s: Likewise.
+	* ld-sh/refdbglib.s: Likewise.
+
 2002-11-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* ld-elf/elf.exp: Remove sec64k test.
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-sh/refdbg-0-dso.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-sh/refdbg-0-dso.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c38fe3e91bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-sh/refdbg-0-dso.d
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#source: refdbglib.s
+#as: -little
+#ld: -shared -EL
+#objdump: -drj.text
+#target: sh*-*-linux* sh*-*-netbsd*
+
+.*: +file format elf32-sh.*
+
+#pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-sh/refdbg-1.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-sh/refdbg-1.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..461788e2ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-sh/refdbg-1.d
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#source: refdbg.s
+#as: -little
+#ld: -EL tmpdir/refdbg-0-dso.so
+#objdump: -sj.debug_info
+#target: sh*-*-linux* sh*-*-netbsd*
+
+.*: +file format elf32-sh.*
+
+Contents of section \.debug_info:
+ 0+0 0+0 +.*
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-sh/refdbg.s b/ld/testsuite/ld-sh/refdbg.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..129d6896f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-sh/refdbg.s
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+	.text
+	.align 2
+	.globl	_start
+	.type	_start,@function
+_start:
+	rts
+	nop
+
+	.comm	foo,4,4
+	.section	.debug_info,"",@progbits
+	.ualong	foo
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-sh/refdbglib.s b/ld/testsuite/ld-sh/refdbglib.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31244acd9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-sh/refdbglib.s
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+	.text
+	.global	foo
+	.data
+	.align 2
+	.type	foo, @object
+	.size	foo, 4
+foo:
+	.long	1