1diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
2index 027d0143735..185028cbd97 100644
3--- a/bfd/elf.c
4+++ b/bfd/elf.c
5@@ -9030,6 +9030,9 @@ _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables (bfd *abfd, bool default_imported_symver)
6 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_too_big);
7 goto error_return_verdef;
8 }
9+
10+ if (amt == 0)
11+ goto error_return_verdef;
12 elf_tdata (abfd)->verdef = (Elf_Internal_Verdef *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
13 if (elf_tdata (abfd)->verdef == NULL)
14 goto error_return_verdef;
15@@ -9133,6 +9136,8 @@ _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables (bfd *abfd, bool default_imported_symver)
16 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_too_big);
17 goto error_return;
18 }
19+ if (amt == 0)
20+ goto error_return;
21 elf_tdata (abfd)->verdef = (Elf_Internal_Verdef *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
22 if (elf_tdata (abfd)->verdef == NULL)
23 goto error_return;