--- a/gas/config/obj-elf.c
+++ b/gas/config/obj-elf.c
@@ -1702,6 +1702,7 @@
 
       bed = get_elf_backend_data (stdoutput);
       if (!(bed->elf_osabi == ELFOSABI_GNU
+	    || 1
 	    /* GNU is still using the default value 0.  */
 	    || bed->elf_osabi == ELFOSABI_NONE))
 	as_bad (_("symbol type \"%s\" is supported only by GNU targets"),
@@ -1714,13 +1715,13 @@
 
       bed = (struct elf_backend_data *) get_elf_backend_data (stdoutput);
       if (!(bed->elf_osabi == ELFOSABI_GNU
+	    || 1
 	    /* GNU is still using the default value 0.  */
 	    || bed->elf_osabi == ELFOSABI_NONE))
 	as_bad (_("symbol type \"%s\" is supported only by GNU targets"),
 		type_name);
       type = BSF_OBJECT | BSF_GNU_UNIQUE;
       /* PR 10549: Always set OSABI field to GNU for objects containing unique symbols.  */
-      bed->elf_osabi = ELFOSABI_GNU;
     }
 #ifdef md_elf_symbol_type
   else if ((type = md_elf_symbol_type (type_name, sym, elfsym)) != -1)