diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCAssembler.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCAssembler.cpp
index 17a0edc..9019d11 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCAssembler.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCAssembler.cpp
@@ -747,6 +747,10 @@
   MCValue Target;
   uint64_t Value;
   bool Resolved = evaluateFixup(Layout, Fixup, DF, Target, Value);
+  if (Target.getSymA() &&
+      Target.getSymA()->getKind() == MCSymbolRefExpr::VK_X86_ABS8 &&
+      Fixup.getKind() == FK_Data_1)
+    return false;
   return getBackend().fixupNeedsRelaxationAdvanced(Fixup, Resolved, Value, DF,
                                                    Layout);
 }