diff --git a/dwz.c b/dwz.c
index b3b779d..074ac19 100644
--- a/dwz.c
+++ b/dwz.c
@@ -10141,6 +10141,13 @@ write_dso (DSO *dso, const char *file, struct stat *st)
 	  for (j = 1; j < dso->ehdr.e_shnum; ++j)
 	    if (dso->shdr[j].sh_offset < min_shoff && !last_shoff)
 	      continue;
+	    else if (dso->shdr[j].sh_type == SHT_NOBITS)
+	      {
+		/* Fixup NOBITS placement which if initially out-of-order
+		   can be nonsensically now.  */
+		dso->shdr[j].sh_offset = 0;
+		continue;
+	      }
 	    else if ((dso->shdr[j].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) != 0)
 	      {
 		error (0, 0, "Allocatable section in %s after non-allocatable "