diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index d41894fa21..250108c71e 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2018-10-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	PR 23780
+	* readelf.c (display_raw_attribute): Correct assertion.
+
 2018-10-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	PR 23534
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index 41f55ee4ed..fff50c6ad0 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -15221,7 +15221,7 @@ display_raw_attribute (unsigned char * p, unsigned char const * const end)
   unsigned long addr = 0;
   size_t bytes = end - p;
 
-  assert (end > p);
+  assert (end >= p);
   while (bytes)
     {
       int j;