diff --git a/gold/arm.cc b/gold/arm.cc
index 607f9d6..6c472bb 100644
--- a/gold/arm.cc
+++ b/gold/arm.cc
@@ -6683,7 +6683,7 @@ void
 Arm_relobj<big_endian>::do_read_symbols(Read_symbols_data* sd)
 {
   // Call parent class to read symbol information.
-  Sized_relobj_file<32, big_endian>::do_read_symbols(sd);
+  this->base_read_symbols(sd);
 
   // If this input file is a binary file, it has no processor
   // specific flags and attributes section.
@@ -6974,7 +6974,7 @@ void
 Arm_dynobj<big_endian>::do_read_symbols(Read_symbols_data* sd)
 {
   // Call parent class to read symbol information.
-  Sized_dynobj<32, big_endian>::do_read_symbols(sd);
+  this->base_read_symbols(sd);
 
   // Read processor-specific flags in ELF file header.
   const unsigned char* pehdr = this->get_view(elfcpp::file_header_offset,
diff --git a/gold/dynobj.cc b/gold/dynobj.cc
index 2a1b9a3..baf8489 100644
--- a/gold/dynobj.cc
+++ b/gold/dynobj.cc
@@ -336,6 +336,17 @@ template<int size, bool big_endian>
 void
 Sized_dynobj<size, big_endian>::do_read_symbols(Read_symbols_data* sd)
 {
+  this->base_read_symbols(sd);
+}
+
+// Read the symbols and sections from a dynamic object.  We read the
+// dynamic symbols, not the normal symbols.  This is common code for
+// all target-specific overrides of do_read_symbols().
+
+template<int size, bool big_endian>
+void
+Sized_dynobj<size, big_endian>::base_read_symbols(Read_symbols_data* sd)
+{
   this->read_section_data(&this->elf_file_, sd);
 
   const unsigned char* const pshdrs = sd->section_headers->data();
diff --git a/gold/dynobj.h b/gold/dynobj.h
index b8d4b90..03b8053 100644
--- a/gold/dynobj.h
+++ b/gold/dynobj.h
@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ class Sized_dynobj : public Dynobj
   do_get_global_symbols() const
   { return this->symbols_; }
 
+ protected:
+  // Read the symbols.  This is common code for all target-specific
+  // overrides of do_read_symbols().
+  void
+  base_read_symbols(Read_symbols_data*);
+
  private:
   // For convenience.
   typedef Sized_dynobj<size, big_endian> This;
diff --git a/gold/mips.cc b/gold/mips.cc
index 50d0227..450883e 100644
--- a/gold/mips.cc
+++ b/gold/mips.cc
@@ -5857,7 +5857,7 @@ void
 Mips_relobj<size, big_endian>::do_read_symbols(Read_symbols_data* sd)
 {
   // Call parent class to read symbol information.
-  Sized_relobj_file<size, big_endian>::do_read_symbols(sd);
+  this->base_read_symbols(sd);
 
   // Read processor-specific flags in ELF file header.
   const unsigned char* pehdr = this->get_view(elfcpp::file_header_offset,
diff --git a/gold/object.cc b/gold/object.cc
index c894c13..1811cda 100644
--- a/gold/object.cc
+++ b/gold/object.cc
@@ -755,6 +755,16 @@ template<int size, bool big_endian>
 void
 Sized_relobj_file<size, big_endian>::do_read_symbols(Read_symbols_data* sd)
 {
+  this->base_read_symbols(sd);
+}
+
+// Read the sections and symbols from an object file.  This is common
+// code for all target-specific overrides of do_read_symbols().
+
+template<int size, bool big_endian>
+void
+Sized_relobj_file<size, big_endian>::base_read_symbols(Read_symbols_data* sd)
+{
   this->read_section_data(&this->elf_file_, sd);
 
   const unsigned char* const pshdrs = sd->section_headers->data();
@@ -1848,7 +1858,7 @@ Sized_relobj_file<size, big_endian>::do_layout_deferred_sections(Layout* layout)
 
 	  // Reading the symbols again here may be slow.
 	  Read_symbols_data sd;
-	  this->read_symbols(&sd);
+	  this->base_read_symbols(&sd);
 	  this->layout_eh_frame_section(layout,
 					sd.symbols->data(),
 					sd.symbols_size,
diff --git a/gold/object.h b/gold/object.h
index 38b06f0..92cdbdd 100644
--- a/gold/object.h
+++ b/gold/object.h
@@ -2214,6 +2214,11 @@ class Sized_relobj_file : public Sized_relobj<size, big_endian>
   void
   do_read_symbols(Read_symbols_data*);
 
+  // Read the symbols.  This is common code for all target-specific
+  // overrides of do_read_symbols.
+  void
+  base_read_symbols(Read_symbols_data*);
+
   // Return the value of a local symbol.
   uint64_t
   do_local_symbol_value(unsigned int symndx, uint64_t addend) const
diff --git a/gold/powerpc.cc b/gold/powerpc.cc
index 96432ed..0a9ab7d 100644
--- a/gold/powerpc.cc
+++ b/gold/powerpc.cc
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ template<int size, bool big_endian>
 void
 Powerpc_relobj<size, big_endian>::do_read_symbols(Read_symbols_data* sd)
 {
-  Sized_relobj_file<size, big_endian>::do_read_symbols(sd);
+  this->base_read_symbols(sd);
   if (size == 64)
     {
       const int shdr_size = elfcpp::Elf_sizes<size>::shdr_size;
@@ -1896,14 +1896,14 @@ Powerpc_dynobj<size, big_endian>::set_abiversion(int ver)
     }
 }
 
-// Call Sized_dynobj::do_read_symbols to read the symbols then
+// Call Sized_dynobj::base_read_symbols to read the symbols then
 // read .opd from a dynamic object, filling in opd_ent_ vector,
 
 template<int size, bool big_endian>
 void
 Powerpc_dynobj<size, big_endian>::do_read_symbols(Read_symbols_data* sd)
 {
-  Sized_dynobj<size, big_endian>::do_read_symbols(sd);
+  this->base_read_symbols(sd);
   if (size == 64)
     {
       const int shdr_size = elfcpp::Elf_sizes<size>::shdr_size;
