diff --git a/libelf/gelf_getshdr.c b/libelf/gelf_getshdr.c
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+/* Return section header.
+   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+   This file is part of elfutils.
+   Written by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, 1998.
+
+   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 <gelf.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "libelfP.h"
+
+
+GElf_Shdr *
+gelf_getshdr (Elf_Scn *scn, GElf_Shdr *dst)
+{
+  GElf_Shdr *result = NULL;
+
+  if (scn == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  if (dst == NULL)
+    {
+      __libelf_seterrno (ELF_E_INVALID_OPERAND);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  rwlock_rdlock (scn->elf->lock);
+
+  if (scn->elf->class == ELFCLASS32)
+    {
+      /* Copy the elements one-by-one.  */
+      Elf32_Shdr *shdr
+	= scn->shdr.e32 ?: __elf32_getshdr_rdlock (scn);
+
+      if (shdr == NULL)
+	{
+	  __libelf_seterrno (ELF_E_INVALID_OPERAND);
+	  goto out;
+	}
+
+#define COPY(name) \
+      dst->name = shdr->name
+      COPY (sh_name);
+      COPY (sh_type);
+      COPY (sh_flags);
+      COPY (sh_addr);
+      COPY (sh_offset);
+      COPY (sh_size);
+      COPY (sh_link);
+      COPY (sh_info);
+      COPY (sh_addralign);
+      COPY (sh_entsize);
+
+      result = dst;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      Elf64_Shdr *shdr
+	= scn->shdr.e64 ?: __elf64_getshdr_rdlock (scn);
+
+      if (shdr == NULL)
+	{
+	  __libelf_seterrno (ELF_E_INVALID_OPERAND);
+	  goto out;
+	}
+
+      /* We only have to copy the data.  */
+      result = memcpy (dst, shdr, sizeof (GElf_Shdr));
+    }
+
+ out:
+  rwlock_unlock (scn->elf->lock);
+
+  return result;
+}
+INTDEF(gelf_getshdr)