diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0e7a0a05b9..4b58951ab4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2015-04-28  Mark Wielaard  <mjw@redhat.com>
+
+	* elf/elf.h (SHF_EXCLUDE): Use unsigned 1 for shift.
+
 2015-04-27  David S. Miller  <davem@davemloft.net>
 
 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/localplt.data: Remove
diff --git a/elf/elf.h b/elf/elf.h
index 71492a24d6..39bafc225c 100644
--- a/elf/elf.h
+++ b/elf/elf.h
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ typedef struct
 #define SHF_MASKPROC	     0xf0000000	/* Processor-specific */
 #define SHF_ORDERED	     (1 << 30)	/* Special ordering requirement
 					   (Solaris).  */
-#define SHF_EXCLUDE	     (1 << 31)	/* Section is excluded unless
+#define SHF_EXCLUDE	     (1U << 31)	/* Section is excluded unless
 					   referenced or allocated (Solaris).*/
 
 /* Section group handling.  */