diff --git a/dt-ppc-opt.patch b/dt-ppc-opt.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a03321e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dt-ppc-opt.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+From b6dd3cc8abf8e72fae6c52e7e7518c181d490cc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
+Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:58:36 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Add support for DT_PPC_OPT
+Upstream: submitted
+
+Signed-off-by: Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
+---
+ backends/ppc_symbol.c | 5 ++++-
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/backends/ppc_symbol.c b/backends/ppc_symbol.c
+index 37d4918..1273c1d 100644
+--- a/backends/ppc_symbol.c
++++ b/backends/ppc_symbol.c
+@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ ppc_dynamic_tag_name (int64_t tag, char *buf __attribute__ ((unused)),
+     {
+     case DT_PPC_GOT:
+       return "PPC_GOT";
++    case DT_PPC_OPT:
++      return "PPC_OPT";
+     default:
+       break;
+     }
+@@ -75,7 +77,8 @@ ppc_dynamic_tag_name (int64_t tag, char *buf __attribute__ ((unused)),
+ bool
+ ppc_dynamic_tag_check (int64_t tag)
+ {
+-  return tag == DT_PPC_GOT;
++  return (tag == DT_PPC_GOT
++	  || tag == DT_PPC_OPT);
+ }
+ 
+ 
+-- 
+2.6.4
+
diff --git a/elfutils.changes b/elfutils.changes
index 103cf05..94fe9a8 100644
--- a/elfutils.changes
+++ b/elfutils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 15 14:59:54 UTC 2015 - schwab@suse.de
+
+- dt-ppc-opt.patch: add support for DT_PPC_OPT
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov 20 10:15:34 UTC 2015 - idonmez@suse.com
 
diff --git a/elfutils.spec b/elfutils.spec
index 7862954..fa76d0b 100644
--- a/elfutils.spec
+++ b/elfutils.spec
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Source1:        README-BEFORE-ADDING-PATCHES
 Source2:        baselibs.conf
 Source3:        %{name}.changes
 Patch1:         elfutils-0.137-dwarf-header-check-fix.diff
+Patch2:         dt-ppc-opt.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ to develop applications that require these.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
 
 %build
 # Change DATE/TIME macros to use last change time of elfutils.changes