diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 03c9b4e9ae..ac18471f13 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2019-02-24  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* config/tc-ppc.c (parse_tls_arg): Wrap in #ifdef OBJ_ELF.
+
 2019-02-24  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	PR 24144
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-ppc.c b/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
index 35d85a4520..c71fe94294 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
@@ -2999,6 +2999,7 @@ fixup_size (bfd_reloc_code_real_type reloc, bfd_boolean *pc_relative)
   return size;
 }
 
+#ifdef OBJ_ELF
 /* If we have parsed a call to __tls_get_addr, parse an argument like
    (gd0@tlsgd).  *STR is the leading parenthesis on entry.  If an arg
    is successfully parsed, *STR is updated past the trailing
@@ -3035,6 +3036,7 @@ parse_tls_arg (char **str, const expressionS *exp, struct ppc_fixup *tls_fix)
     }
   return tls_fix->reloc != BFD_RELOC_NONE;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* This routine is called for each instruction to be assembled.  */