--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
@@ -4621,6 +4621,10 @@
   Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
   unsigned int i, localsyms;
 
+  /* PR 7093: Make sure that we are dealing with an arm elf binary.  */
+  if (! is_arm_elf (abfd))
+    return;
+
   if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0)
     return;
 
