diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 41d511948af..f238d864717 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-01-04  James Clarke  <jrtc27@jrtc27.com>
+
+	* elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_relax_opt_call): Don't set tsec_free
+	if relocs are cached.
+
 2017-01-03  Rich Felker  <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
 
 	PR ld/21017
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
index 4fa47437668..b4a50f4e777 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
@@ -3215,7 +3215,9 @@ elf64_alpha_relax_opt_call (struct alpha_relax_info *info, bfd_vma symval)
 	  if (tsec_relocs == NULL)
 	    return 0;
 	  tsec_relend = tsec_relocs + info->tsec->reloc_count;
-	  tsec_free = (info->link_info->keep_memory ? NULL : tsec_relocs);
+	  tsec_free = (elf_section_data (info->tsec)->relocs == tsec_relocs
+		       ? NULL
+		       : tsec_relocs);
 	}
 
       /* Recover the symbol's offset within the section.  */