diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index e768634..bddfbe2 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -11982,13 +11982,19 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_sections (struct bfd_link_info *info,
       if (!some_kept)
 	continue;
 
-      /* Keep debug and special sections like .comment when they are
-	 not part of a group, or when we have single-member groups.  */
+      /* Keep special sections like .comment when they are not part of
+	 a group, or when we have single-member groups.
+	 Keep all kinds of debug sections.  Debug section could exist
+	 as an individual section or a member of a section group.
+	 It is also possible that we have relocations from one debug
+	 section to another debug section.  Selective elimination of
+	 debug section can cause incorrect resolution of relocations
+	 and break tools like gdb that consume them.  */
       for (isec = ibfd->sections; isec != NULL; isec = isec->next)
-	if ((elf_next_in_group (isec) == NULL
-	     || elf_next_in_group (isec) == isec)
-	    && ((isec->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0
-		|| (isec->flags & (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_RELOC)) == 0))
+	if ((isec->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0
+	    || ((elf_next_in_group (isec) == NULL
+		 || elf_next_in_group (isec) == isec)
+		&& (isec->flags & (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_RELOC)) == 0))
 	  isec->gc_mark = 1;
 
       if (! debug_frag_seen)