diff --git a/libiberty/simple-object.c b/libiberty/simple-object.c
index 6742d3a75f4..a4992a2b181 100644
--- a/libiberty/simple-object.c
+++ b/libiberty/simple-object.c
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ handle_lto_debug_sections (const char *name, int rename)
   /* Copy over .BTF section under the same name if present.  */
   else if (strcmp (name, ".BTF") == 0)
     return strcpy (newname, name);
+  /* Copy over .ARM.attributes section under the same name if present.  AArch64
+     aeabi attributes are present in this section.  */
+  else if (strcmp (name, ".ARM.attributes") == 0)
+    return strcpy (newname, name);
   free (newname);
   return NULL;
 }