diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 541611d884b..fee1f1776c6 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Mon Mar  6 23:31:36 1995  Doug Evans  <dje@chestnut.cygnus.com>
+
+	* elfcode.h (elf_sort_hdrs): Keep SHT_NOBITS sections after
+	!SHT_NOBITS ones.
+
 Mon Mar  6 09:53:08 1995  Jeff Law  (law@snake.cs.utah.edu)
 
 	* cpu-hppa.c (arch_info_struct): Support both PA1.0 and PA1.1
diff --git a/bfd/elfcode.h b/bfd/elfcode.h
index 36e2243dc7a..72908ca582a 100644
--- a/bfd/elfcode.h
+++ b/bfd/elfcode.h
@@ -867,7 +867,9 @@ elf_object_p (abfd)
 
   /* Check that the ELF e_machine field matches what this particular
      BFD format expects.  */
-  if (ebd->elf_machine_code != i_ehdrp->e_machine)
+  if (ebd->elf_machine_code != i_ehdrp->e_machine
+      && (ebd->elf_machine_alt1 == 0 || i_ehdrp->e_machine != ebd->elf_machine_alt1)
+      && (ebd->elf_machine_alt2 == 0 || i_ehdrp->e_machine != ebd->elf_machine_alt2))
     {
       const bfd_target * const *target_ptr;
 
@@ -2265,8 +2267,21 @@ elf_sort_hdrs (arg1, arg2)
 	return -1;
       else if (hdr1->sh_addr > hdr2->sh_addr)
 	return 1;
+      if (hdr1->sh_size == 0)
+	{
+	  if (hdr2->sh_size == 0)
+	    {
+	      /* Put !SHT_NOBITS sections before SHT_NOBITS ones.
+		 The main loop in map_program_segments requires this. */
+	      return (hdr1->sh_type == SHT_NOBITS) - (hdr2->sh_type == SHT_NOBITS);
+	    }
+	  else
+	    return -1;
+	}
+      else if (hdr2->sh_size == 0)
+	return 1;
       /* Put !SHT_NOBITS sections before SHT_NOBITS ones.
-         The main loop in map_program_segments assumes this. */
+         The main loop in map_program_segments requires this. */
       return (hdr1->sh_type == SHT_NOBITS) - (hdr2->sh_type == SHT_NOBITS);
     }
   else
@@ -3764,7 +3779,9 @@ elf_core_file_p (abfd)
 
   /* Check that the ELF e_machine field matches what this particular
      BFD format expects.  */
-  if (ebd->elf_machine_code != i_ehdrp->e_machine)
+  if (ebd->elf_machine_code != i_ehdrp->e_machine
+      && (ebd->elf_machine_alt1 == 0 || i_ehdrp->e_machine != ebd->elf_machine_alt1)
+      && (ebd->elf_machine_alt2 == 0 || i_ehdrp->e_machine != ebd->elf_machine_alt2))
     {
       const bfd_target * const *target_ptr;