diff --git a/Ghidra/Processors/PowerPC/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/elf/relocation/PowerPC_ElfRelocationHandler.java b/Ghidra/Processors/PowerPC/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/elf/relocation/PowerPC_ElfRelocationHandler.java
index 639340c175..97545dca3c 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Processors/PowerPC/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/elf/relocation/PowerPC_ElfRelocationHandler.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Processors/PowerPC/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/bin/format/elf/relocation/PowerPC_ElfRelocationHandler.java
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ public class PowerPC_ElfRelocationHandler extends
 				byteLength = 2;
 				break;
 			case R_PPC_ADDR16_LO:
-				if (Long.compareUnsigned(symbolValue, relocbase) > 0 &&
+				if (sym.isSection() && sym.getValue() != 0 &&
+					Long.compareUnsigned(symbolValue, relocbase) > 0 &&
 					Long.compareUnsigned(symbolValue, relocbase + addend) <= 0) {
 					/**
 					 * (freebsd) Addend values are sometimes relative to sections in rela,
@@ -156,7 +157,8 @@ public class PowerPC_ElfRelocationHandler extends
 				byteLength = 2;
 				break;
 			case R_PPC_ADDR16_HA:
-				if (Long.compareUnsigned(symbolValue, relocbase) > 0 &&
+				if (sym.isSection() && sym.getValue() != 0 &&
+					Long.compareUnsigned(symbolValue, relocbase) > 0 &&
 					Long.compareUnsigned(symbolValue, relocbase + addend) <= 0) {
 					/**
 					 * (freebsd) Addend values are sometimes relative to sections in rela,