diff --git a/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c b/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
index bebe3bd..d71259b 100644
--- a/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
+++ b/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
@@ -3355,12 +3355,23 @@ static void kpatch_create_intermediate_sections(struct kpatch_elf *kelf,
 
 			/* add rela to fill in krelas[index].dest field */
 			ALLOC_LINK(rela2, &krela_sec->rela->relas);
-			if (relasec->base->secsym)
-				rela2->sym = relasec->base->secsym;
-			else
-				ERROR("can't create dynrela for section %s (symbol %s): no bundled or section symbol",
-				      relasec->name, rela->sym->name);
+			if (!relasec->base->secsym) {
+				struct symbol *sym;
 
+				/*
+				 * Newer toolchains are stingy with their
+				 * section symbols, create one if it doesn't
+				 * exist already.
+				 */
+				ALLOC_LINK(sym, &kelf->symbols);
+				sym->sec = relasec->base;
+				sym->sym.st_info = GELF_ST_INFO(STB_LOCAL, STT_SECTION);
+				sym->type = STT_SECTION;
+				sym->bind = STB_LOCAL;
+				sym->name = relasec->base->name;
+				relasec->base->secsym = sym;
+			}
+			rela2->sym = relasec->base->secsym;
 			rela2->type = absolute_rela_type(kelf);
 			rela2->addend = rela->offset;
 			rela2->offset = (unsigned int)(index * sizeof(*krelas) + \
diff --git a/test/unit/objs b/test/unit/objs
index 94d0007..d9491d9 160000
--- a/test/unit/objs
+++ b/test/unit/objs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 94d00075b71e087b73c46d6a1bfdfe910ee62636
+Subproject commit d9491d9ea422f317573938ee6c2f57ce2f12f786