diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 07356e2501..10288517ba 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2018-04-11  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@mips.com>
+
+	* testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp (is_elf_format): Also return
+	1 for `*-*-lynxos*' and `*-*-symbianelf*' targets.
+
 2018-04-10  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp (strip-14, strip-15): Choose
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp b/binutils/testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp
index 8cd569b480..325a07cba4 100644
--- a/binutils/testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ proc is_elf_format {} {
 	 && ![istarget *-*-irix5*]
 	 && ![istarget *-*-irix6*]
 	 && ![istarget *-*-linux*]
+	 && ![istarget *-*-lynxos*]
 	 && ![istarget *-*-nacl*]
 	 && ![istarget *-*-netbsd*]
 	 && ![istarget *-*-openbsd*]
 	 && ![istarget *-*-rtems*]
 	 && ![istarget *-*-solaris2*]
+	 && ![istarget *-*-symbianelf*]
 	 && ![istarget *-*-sysv4*]
 	 && ![istarget *-*-unixware*]
 	 && ![istarget *-*-wasm32*]