diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 22837e0f0e8..bc1cb15a8f9 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2018-09-04  Jose E. Marchesi  <jose.marchesi@oracle.com>
+
+	* elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_info_to_howto): Do not issue an
+	error when an invalid relocation is passed;  this is already done
+	by `_bfd_sparc_elf_info_to_howto_ptr'.
+
 2018-09-04  Jose E. Marchesi  <jose.marchesi@oracle.com>
 
 	* elf64-sparc.c (elf64_sparc_slurp_one_reloc_table): Issue an
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c b/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c
index 81812afc5a4..bf143c400f4 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c
@@ -658,8 +658,6 @@ _bfd_sparc_elf_info_to_howto (bfd *abfd, arelent *cache_ptr,
 
   if ((cache_ptr->howto = _bfd_sparc_elf_info_to_howto_ptr (abfd, r_type)) == NULL)
     {
-      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: unsupported relocation type %#x"),
-			  abfd, r_type);
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
       return FALSE;
     }