diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i386.c b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
index fb5ed16..b034154 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-i386.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
@@ -1772,28 +1772,14 @@
 		}
 	      else
 		{
-		  h->pointer_equality_needed = 1;
-		  /* R_386_32 can be resolved at run-time.  */
+		  /* R_386_32 can be resolved at run-time.  Function
+		     pointer reference doesn't need PLT for pointer
+		     equality.  */
 		  if (r_type == R_386_32
 		      && (sec->flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0)
 		    func_pointer_ref = true;
-		}
-
-	      if (h->pointer_equality_needed
-		  && h->type == STT_FUNC
-		  && eh->def_protected
-		  && elf_has_indirect_extern_access (h->root.u.def.section->owner))
-		{
-		  /* Disallow non-canonical reference to canonical
-		     protected function.  */
-		  _bfd_error_handler
-		    /* xgettext:c-format */
-		    (_("%pB: non-canonical reference to canonical "
-		       "protected function `%s' in %pB"),
-		     abfd, h->root.root.string,
-		     h->root.u.def.section->owner);
-		  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
-		  goto error_return;
+		  else
+		    h->pointer_equality_needed = 1;
 		}
 
 	      if (!func_pointer_ref)
@@ -1815,6 +1801,23 @@
 		  if (!h->def_regular
 		      || (sec->flags & (SEC_CODE | SEC_READONLY)) != 0)
 		    h->plt.refcount = 1;
+
+		  if (h->pointer_equality_needed
+		      && h->type == STT_FUNC
+		      && eh->def_protected
+		      && elf_has_indirect_extern_access (h->root.u.def.section->owner))
+		    {
+		      /* Disallow non-canonical reference to canonical
+			 protected function.  */
+		      _bfd_error_handler
+			/* xgettext:c-format */
+			(_("%pB: non-canonical reference to canonical "
+			   "protected function `%s' in %pB"),
+			 abfd, h->root.root.string,
+			 h->root.u.def.section->owner);
+		      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+		      goto error_return;
+		    }
 		}
 	    }
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
index 6cebc7c..6d69d61 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
@@ -2211,33 +2211,18 @@
 	      else if (r_type != R_X86_64_PC32_BND
 		       && r_type != R_X86_64_PC64)
 		{
-		  h->pointer_equality_needed = 1;
 		  /* At run-time, R_X86_64_64 can be resolved for both
 		     x86-64 and x32. But R_X86_64_32 and R_X86_64_32S
-		     can only be resolved for x32.  */
+		     can only be resolved for x32.  Function pointer
+		     reference doesn't need PLT for pointer equality.  */
 		  if ((sec->flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0
 		      && (r_type == R_X86_64_64
 			  || (!ABI_64_P (abfd)
 			      && (r_type == R_X86_64_32
 				  || r_type == R_X86_64_32S))))
 		    func_pointer_ref = true;
-		}
-
-	      if (h->pointer_equality_needed
-		  && h->type == STT_FUNC
-		  && eh->def_protected
-		  && elf_has_indirect_extern_access (h->root.u.def.section->owner))
-		{
-		  /* Disallow non-canonical reference to canonical
-		     protected function.  */
-		  _bfd_error_handler
-		    /* xgettext:c-format */
-		    (_("%pB: non-canonical reference to canonical "
-		       "protected function `%s' in %pB"),
-		     abfd, h->root.root.string,
-		     h->root.u.def.section->owner);
-		  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
-		  goto error_return;
+		  else
+		    h->pointer_equality_needed = 1;
 		}
 
 	      if (!func_pointer_ref)
@@ -2259,6 +2244,23 @@
 		  if (!h->def_regular
 		      || (sec->flags & (SEC_CODE | SEC_READONLY)) != 0)
 		    h->plt.refcount = 1;
+
+		  if (h->pointer_equality_needed
+		      && h->type == STT_FUNC
+		      && eh->def_protected
+		      && elf_has_indirect_extern_access (h->root.u.def.section->owner))
+		    {
+		      /* Disallow non-canonical reference to canonical
+			 protected function.  */
+		      _bfd_error_handler
+			/* xgettext:c-format */
+			(_("%pB: non-canonical reference to canonical "
+			   "protected function `%s' in %pB"),
+			 abfd, h->root.root.string,
+			 h->root.u.def.section->owner);
+		      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+		      goto error_return;
+		    }
 		}
 	    }
 
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-func-3.c b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-func-3.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbf433b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-func-3.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "protected-func-1.h"
+
+protected_func_type protected_func_1a_ptr = protected_func_1a;
+protected_func_type protected_func_1b_ptr = protected_func_1b;
+
+int
+protected_func_1b (void)
+{
+  return 3;
+}
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+  int res = 0;
+
+  protected_func_1a ();
+  protected_func_1b ();
+
+  /* Check if we get the same address for the protected function symbol.  */
+  if (protected_func_1a_ptr != protected_func_1a_p ())
+    {
+      puts ("'protected_func_1a' in main and shared library doesn't have same address");
+      res = 1;
+    }
+
+  /* Check if we get the different addresses for the protected function
+     symbol.  */
+  if (protected_func_1b_ptr == protected_func_1b_p ())
+    {
+      puts ("'protected_func_1b' in main and shared library has same address");
+      res = 1;
+    }
+
+  if (!res)
+    puts ("PASS");
+
+  return res;
+}
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp
index 1a7d1ed..5e5636b 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp
@@ -1887,6 +1887,24 @@
 	    "-fPIE" \
 	] \
 	[list \
+	    "Run protected-func-3a without PIE" \
+	    "$NOPIE_LDFLAGS -Wl,--no-as-needed tmpdir/libprotected-func-2a.so" \
+	    "-Wa,-mx86-used-note=yes" \
+	    { protected-func-3.c } \
+	    "protected-func-3a" \
+	    "pass.out" \
+	    "$NOPIE_CFLAGS" \
+	] \
+	[list \
+	    "Run protected-func-3b with PIE" \
+	    "-Wl,--no-as-needed -pie tmpdir/libprotected-func-2a.so" \
+	    "-Wa,-mx86-used-note=yes" \
+	    { protected-func-3.c } \
+	    "protected-func-2b" \
+	    "pass.out" \
+	    "-fPIE" \
+	] \
+	[list \
 	    "Run protected-data-1a without PIE" \
 	    "$NOPIE_LDFLAGS -Wl,--no-as-needed tmpdir/libprotected-data-1a.so" \
 	    "-Wa,-mx86-used-note=yes" \