diff -Nrup a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c

--- a/bfd/elf.c	2015-07-28 10:52:10.941754850 -0600

+++ b/bfd/elf.c	2015-07-28 10:53:34.725982912 -0600

@@ -4081,11 +4081,18 @@ _bfd_elf_map_sections_to_segments (bfd *

 	      new_segment = TRUE;

 	    }

 	  else if ((last_hdr->flags & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)) == 0

-		   && (hdr->flags & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)) != 0)

+		   && (hdr->flags & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)) != 0

+		   && ((abfd->flags & D_PAGED) == 0

+		       || (((last_hdr->lma + last_size - 1) & -maxpagesize)

+			   != (hdr->lma & -maxpagesize))))

 	    {

-	      /* We don't want to put a loadable section after a

-		 nonloadable section in the same segment.

-		 Consider .tbss sections as loadable for this purpose.  */

+	      /* We don't want to put a loaded section after a

+		 nonloaded (ie. bss style) section in the same segment

+		 as that will force the non-loaded section to be loaded.

+		 Consider .tbss sections as loaded for this purpose.

+		 However, like the writable/non-writable case below,

+		 if they are on the same page then they must be put

+		 in the same segment.  */

 	      new_segment = TRUE;

 	    }

 	  else if ((abfd->flags & D_PAGED) == 0)