diff -ur binutils-2.27.orig/bfd/elfxx-mips.c binutils-2.27/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
--- binutils-2.27.orig/bfd/elfxx-mips.c	2016-08-03 03:36:51.000000000 -0400
+++ binutils-2.27/bfd/elfxx-mips.c	2018-01-31 12:11:22.458824584 -0500
@@ -3242,7 +3242,7 @@
       && (!bfd_link_pic (info) || !SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL (info, h)))
     indx = h->dynindx;
 
-  if ((bfd_link_pic (info) || indx != 0)
+  if ((bfd_link_dll (info) || indx != 0)
       && (h == NULL
 	  || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT
 	  || h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_undefweak))
@@ -3354,7 +3354,7 @@
   if (entry->tls_initialized)
     return;
 
-  if ((bfd_link_pic (info) || indx != 0)
+  if ((bfd_link_dll (info) || indx != 0)
       && (h == NULL
 	  || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->root.other) == STV_DEFAULT
 	  || h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_undefweak))