diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/vdso2c.h b/arch/x86/vdso/vdso2c.h
index df95a2f..11b65d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/vdso2c.h
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/vdso2c.h
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@
 	uint64_t flags = GET_LE(&in->sh_flags);
 
 	bool copy = flags & SHF_ALLOC &&
+		(GET_LE(&in->sh_size) ||
+		 (GET_LE(&in->sh_type) != SHT_RELA &&
+		  GET_LE(&in->sh_type) != SHT_REL)) &&
 		strcmp(name, ".altinstructions") &&
 		strcmp(name, ".altinstr_replacement");