diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index d5b515fd85..0b6a71268f 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2017-04-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
+
+	* readelf.c (process_mips_specific): Remove null GOT data check.
+
 2017-04-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 
 	* testsuite/binutils-all/mips/mips16-alias.d: New test.
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index e5756672f4..d4c4137d3d 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -15483,8 +15483,7 @@ process_mips_specific (FILE * file)
       data = (unsigned char *) get_data (NULL, file, offset,
                                          global_end - pltgot, 1,
 					 _("Global Offset Table data"));
-      if (data == NULL)
-	return FALSE;
+      /* PR 12855: Null data is handled gracefully throughout.  */
       data_end = data + (global_end - pltgot);
 
       printf (_("\nPrimary GOT:\n"));