diff --git a/bfd/elf32-tic6x.c b/bfd/elf32-tic6x.c
index afd8e0d2aff..7e29e24228d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-tic6x.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-tic6x.c
@@ -1117,8 +1117,8 @@ static reloc_howto_type elf32_tic6x_howto_table_rel[] =
 	 complain_overflow_dont,/* complain_on_overflow */
 	 bfd_elf_generic_reloc,	/* special_function */
 	 "R_C6000_EHTYPE",	/* name */
-	 false,			/* partial_inplace */
-	 0,			/* src_mask */
+	 true,			/* partial_inplace */
+	 0xffffffff,		/* src_mask */
 	 0xffffffff,		/* dst_mask */
 	 false),		/* pcrel_offset */
   EMPTY_HOWTO (R_C6000_PCR_H16),
@@ -2413,6 +2413,7 @@ elf32_tic6x_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	case R_C6000_SBR_H16_B:
 	case R_C6000_SBR_H16_H:
 	case R_C6000_SBR_H16_W:
+	case R_C6000_EHTYPE:
 	  sbh = bfd_link_hash_lookup (info->hash, "__c6xabi_DSBT_BASE",
 				      false, false, true);
 	  if (sbh != NULL
@@ -2442,7 +2443,6 @@ elf32_tic6x_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	case R_C6000_SBR_GOT_U15_W:
 	case R_C6000_SBR_GOT_L16_W:
 	case R_C6000_SBR_GOT_H16_W:
-	case R_C6000_EHTYPE:
 	  /* Relocation is to the entry for this symbol in the global
 	     offset table.  */
 	  if (htab->elf.sgot == NULL)
@@ -2767,7 +2767,6 @@ elf32_tic6x_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	case R_C6000_SBR_GOT_U15_W:
 	case R_C6000_SBR_GOT_L16_W:
 	case R_C6000_SBR_GOT_H16_W:
-	case R_C6000_EHTYPE:
 	  /* This symbol requires a global offset table entry.  */
 	  if (h != NULL)
 	    {
@@ -2913,6 +2912,7 @@ elf32_tic6x_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	case R_C6000_SBR_H16_B:
 	case R_C6000_SBR_H16_H:
 	case R_C6000_SBR_H16_W:
+	case R_C6000_EHTYPE:
 	  {
 	    /* These relocations implicitly reference __c6xabi_DSBT_BASE.
 	       Add an explicit reference so that the symbol will be
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-tic6x.c b/gas/config/tc-tic6x.c
index 302043a2676..eb19309d5c9 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-tic6x.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-tic6x.c
@@ -2051,7 +2051,6 @@ tic6x_fix_adjustable (fixS *fixP)
     case BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_GOT_U15_W:
     case BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_GOT_H16_W:
     case BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_GOT_L16_W:
-    case BFD_RELOC_C6000_EHTYPE:
       return 0;
 
     case BFD_RELOC_C6000_PREL31: