diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 141db213a9..d6fcbbac78 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -247,4 +247,7 @@
    in i386 6 argument syscall issue).  */
 #define CAN_USE_REGISTER_ASM_EBP 0
 
+/* Linker supports ifunc with text relocation (used in tests).  */
+#define CAN_TEXTREL_IFUNC 0
+
 #endif
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 285a6537f0..ab4c12c5ba 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ INSTALL_PROGRAM
 sysnames
 submachine
 multi_arch
+libc_cv_textrel_ifunc
 no_stack_protector
 stack_protector
 libc_cv_ssp
@@ -4052,6 +4053,56 @@ fi
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_gcc_indirect_function" >&5
 $as_echo "$libc_cv_gcc_indirect_function" >&6; }
 
+# Check if linker supports textrel relocation with ifunc (used on elf/tests).
+# Note that it relies on libc_cv_ld_gnu_indirect_function test above.
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether the linker supports textrels along with ifunc" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether the linker supports textrels along with ifunc... " >&6; }
+if ${libc_cv_textrel_ifunc+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  cat > conftest.S <<EOF
+.type foo,%gnu_indirect_function
+foo:
+.globl _start
+_start:
+.globl __start
+__start:
+.data
+#ifdef _LP64
+.quad foo
+#else
+.long foo
+#endif
+.text
+.globl address
+address:
+#ifdef _LP64
+.quad address
+#else
+.long address
+#endif
+EOF
+libc_cv_textrel_ifunc=no
+if test $libc_cv_ld_gnu_indirect_function = yes; then
+   if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS -nostartfiles -nostdlib $no_ssp -pie -o conftest conftest.S'
+  { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_try\""; } >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; }; then
+     libc_cv_textrel_ifunc=yes
+   fi
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_textrel_ifunc" >&5
+$as_echo "$libc_cv_textrel_ifunc" >&6; }
+if test $libc_cv_textrel_ifunc = yes; then
+  $as_echo "#define CAN_TEXTREL_IFUNC 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+fi
+
+
 # Check if gcc warns about alias for function with incompatible types.
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if compiler warns about alias for function with incompatible types" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking if compiler warns about alias for function with incompatible types... " >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8045d44dd0..e3d5c0598b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -671,6 +671,44 @@ if ${CC-cc} -c conftest.c -o conftest.o 1>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD \
 fi
 rm -f conftest*])
 
+# Check if linker supports textrel relocation with ifunc (used on elf/tests).
+# Note that it relies on libc_cv_ld_gnu_indirect_function test above.
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether the linker supports textrels along with ifunc],
+               libc_cv_textrel_ifunc, [dnl
+cat > conftest.S <<EOF
+.type foo,%gnu_indirect_function
+foo:
+.globl _start
+_start:
+.globl __start
+__start:
+.data
+#ifdef _LP64
+.quad foo
+#else
+.long foo
+#endif
+.text
+.globl address
+address:
+#ifdef _LP64
+.quad address
+#else
+.long address
+#endif
+EOF
+libc_cv_textrel_ifunc=no
+if test $libc_cv_ld_gnu_indirect_function = yes; then
+   if AC_TRY_COMMAND(${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS -nostartfiles -nostdlib $no_ssp -pie -o conftest conftest.S); then
+     libc_cv_textrel_ifunc=yes
+   fi
+fi
+rm -f conftest*])
+if test $libc_cv_textrel_ifunc = yes; then
+  AC_DEFINE(CAN_TEXTREL_IFUNC)
+fi
+AC_SUBST(libc_cv_textrel_ifunc)
+
 # Check if gcc warns about alias for function with incompatible types.
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([if compiler warns about alias for function with incompatible types],
 	       libc_cv_gcc_incompatible_alias, [dnl
diff --git a/elf/Makefile b/elf/Makefile
index cd0771307f..77eb6ef104 100644
--- a/elf/Makefile
+++ b/elf/Makefile
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ extra-test-objs += $(ifunc-test-modules:=.o)
 test-internal-extras += $(ifunc-test-modules)
 ifeq (yes,$(have-fpie))
 ifunc-pie-tests = ifuncmain1pie ifuncmain1vispie ifuncmain1staticpie \
-		  ifuncmain5pie ifuncmain6pie ifuncmain7pie
+		  ifuncmain5pie ifuncmain6pie ifuncmain7pie \
+		  tst-ifunc-textrel
 tests-internal += $(ifunc-pie-tests)
 tests-pie += $(ifunc-pie-tests)
 endif
@@ -1265,6 +1266,7 @@ CFLAGS-ifuncmain1staticpie.c += $(pie-ccflag)
 CFLAGS-ifuncmain5pie.c += $(pie-ccflag)
 CFLAGS-ifuncmain6pie.c += $(pie-ccflag)
 CFLAGS-ifuncmain7pie.c += $(pie-ccflag)
+CFLAGS-tst-ifunc-textrel.c += $(pic-ccflag)
 
 $(objpfx)ifuncmain1pie: $(objpfx)ifuncmod1.so
 $(objpfx)ifuncmain1staticpie: $(objpfx)ifuncdep1pic.o
diff --git a/elf/dl-reloc.c b/elf/dl-reloc.c
index 053916eeae..164f4efa10 100644
--- a/elf/dl-reloc.c
+++ b/elf/dl-reloc.c
@@ -200,17 +200,6 @@ _dl_relocate_object (struct link_map *l, struct r_scope_elem *scope[],
 	    newp->start = PTR_ALIGN_DOWN (ph->p_vaddr, GLRO(dl_pagesize))
 			  + (caddr_t) l->l_addr;
 
-	    if (__mprotect (newp->start, newp->len, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE) < 0)
-	      {
-		errstring = N_("cannot make segment writable for relocation");
-	      call_error:
-		_dl_signal_error (errno, l->l_name, NULL, errstring);
-	      }
-
-#if (PF_R | PF_W | PF_X) == 7 && (PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC) == 7
-	    newp->prot = (PF_TO_PROT
-			  >> ((ph->p_flags & (PF_R | PF_W | PF_X)) * 4)) & 0xf;
-#else
 	    newp->prot = 0;
 	    if (ph->p_flags & PF_R)
 	      newp->prot |= PROT_READ;
@@ -218,7 +207,14 @@ _dl_relocate_object (struct link_map *l, struct r_scope_elem *scope[],
 	      newp->prot |= PROT_WRITE;
 	    if (ph->p_flags & PF_X)
 	      newp->prot |= PROT_EXEC;
-#endif
+
+	    if (__mprotect (newp->start, newp->len, newp->prot|PROT_WRITE) < 0)
+	      {
+		errstring = N_("cannot make segment writable for relocation");
+	      call_error:
+		_dl_signal_error (errno, l->l_name, NULL, errstring);
+	      }
+
 	    newp->next = textrels;
 	    textrels = newp;
 	  }
diff --git a/elf/tst-ifunc-textrel.c b/elf/tst-ifunc-textrel.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60e5ac3bf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elf/tst-ifunc-textrel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/* Check DT_TEXTREL/DF_TEXTREL support with ifunc.
+   Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/* Some linkers may fail to produce a shared object with ifunc and text
+   relocations.  */
+#if CAN_TEXTREL_IFUNC
+/* Force a text relocation in the object.  */
+static const uintptr_t
+address __attribute__((section(".text"))) = (uintptr_t) &address;
+
+static uintptr_t
+foo_impl (void)
+{
+  return address;
+}
+
+void *
+__attribute__((noinline))
+foo (void)
+{
+  return (void*) foo_impl;
+}
+__asm__ (".type foo, %gnu_indirect_function");
+#endif
+
+static int
+do_test (void)
+{
+#if CAN_TEXTREL_IFUNC
+  return (uintptr_t) foo () != 0 ? 0 : 1;
+#else
+  return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+#include <support/test-driver.c>
