diff --git a/libebl/eblsectionstripp.c b/libebl/eblsectionstripp.c
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+/* Check whether section can be stripped.
+   Copyright (C) 2005, 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
+   This file is part of elfutils.
+
+   This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of either
+
+     * the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or
+
+     * the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or both in parallel, as here.
+
+   elfutils 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
+   General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and
+   the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program.  If
+   not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include "libeblP.h"
+
+
+bool
+ebl_section_strip_p (Ebl *ebl, const GElf_Ehdr *ehdr, const GElf_Shdr *shdr,
+		     const char *name, bool remove_comment,
+		     bool only_remove_debug)
+{
+  /* If only debug information should be removed check the name.  There
+     is unfortunately no other way.  */
+  if (unlikely (only_remove_debug))
+    {
+      if (ebl_debugscn_p (ebl, name))
+	return true;
+
+      if (shdr->sh_type == SHT_RELA || shdr->sh_type == SHT_REL)
+	{
+	  Elf_Scn *scn_l = elf_getscn (ebl->elf, (shdr)->sh_info);
+	  GElf_Shdr shdr_mem_l;
+	  GElf_Shdr *shdr_l = gelf_getshdr (scn_l, &shdr_mem_l);
+	  if (shdr_l != NULL)
+	    {
+	      const char *s_l = elf_strptr (ebl->elf, ehdr->e_shstrndx,
+					    shdr_l->sh_name);
+	      if (s_l != NULL && ebl_debugscn_p (ebl, s_l))
+		return true;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      return false;
+    }
+
+  return SECTION_STRIP_P (shdr, name, remove_comment);
+}