diff --git a/gold/ChangeLog b/gold/ChangeLog
index 8b99909294..38fd9eab54 100644
--- a/gold/ChangeLog
+++ b/gold/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-12-08  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* powerpc.cc (Powerpc_relobj::stub_table): Return NULL rather
+	then asserting.
+
 2016-12-08  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* options.h (--stub-group-multi): Fix typo.
diff --git a/gold/powerpc.cc b/gold/powerpc.cc
index 068f5ca602..87cb8bc9fa 100644
--- a/gold/powerpc.cc
+++ b/gold/powerpc.cc
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ public:
 	  = static_cast<Target_powerpc<size, big_endian>*>(
 	      parameters->sized_target<size, big_endian>());
 	unsigned int indx = this->stub_table_index_[shndx];
-	gold_assert(indx < target->stub_tables().size());
-	return target->stub_tables()[indx];
+	if (indx < target->stub_tables().size())
+	  return target->stub_tables()[indx];
       }
     return NULL;
   }