diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i386.c b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
index aa7d028..9796207 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-i386.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
@@ -1668,25 +1668,12 @@
 	      {
 		bfd_signed_vma *local_got_refcounts;
 
+		if (!elf_x86_allocate_local_got_info (abfd,
+						      symtab_hdr->sh_info))
+		      goto error_return;
+
 		/* This is a global offset table entry for a local symbol.  */
 		local_got_refcounts = elf_local_got_refcounts (abfd);
-		if (local_got_refcounts == NULL)
-		  {
-		    bfd_size_type size;
-
-		    size = symtab_hdr->sh_info;
-		    size *= (sizeof (bfd_signed_vma)
-			     + sizeof (bfd_vma) + sizeof(char));
-		    local_got_refcounts = (bfd_signed_vma *)
-			bfd_zalloc (abfd, size);
-		    if (local_got_refcounts == NULL)
-		      goto error_return;
-		    elf_local_got_refcounts (abfd) = local_got_refcounts;
-		    elf_x86_local_tlsdesc_gotent (abfd)
-		      = (bfd_vma *) (local_got_refcounts + symtab_hdr->sh_info);
-		    elf_x86_local_got_tls_type (abfd)
-		      = (char *) (local_got_refcounts + 2 * symtab_hdr->sh_info);
-		  }
 		local_got_refcounts[r_symndx] = 1;
 		old_tls_type = elf_x86_local_got_tls_type (abfd) [r_symndx];
 	      }
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
index 00e47be..22aa3ee 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
@@ -2066,25 +2066,12 @@
 	      {
 		bfd_signed_vma *local_got_refcounts;
 
+		if (!elf_x86_allocate_local_got_info (abfd,
+						      symtab_hdr->sh_info))
+		      goto error_return;
+
 		/* This is a global offset table entry for a local symbol.  */
 		local_got_refcounts = elf_local_got_refcounts (abfd);
-		if (local_got_refcounts == NULL)
-		  {
-		    bfd_size_type size;
-
-		    size = symtab_hdr->sh_info;
-		    size *= sizeof (bfd_signed_vma)
-		      + sizeof (bfd_vma) + sizeof (char);
-		    local_got_refcounts = ((bfd_signed_vma *)
-					   bfd_zalloc (abfd, size));
-		    if (local_got_refcounts == NULL)
-		      goto error_return;
-		    elf_local_got_refcounts (abfd) = local_got_refcounts;
-		    elf_x86_local_tlsdesc_gotent (abfd)
-		      = (bfd_vma *) (local_got_refcounts + symtab_hdr->sh_info);
-		    elf_x86_local_got_tls_type (abfd)
-		      = (char *) (local_got_refcounts + 2 * symtab_hdr->sh_info);
-		  }
 		local_got_refcounts[r_symndx] = 1;
 		old_tls_type
 		  = elf_x86_local_got_tls_type (abfd) [r_symndx];
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-x86.h b/bfd/elfxx-x86.h
index 25791af..16565a5 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-x86.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-x86.h
@@ -789,3 +789,25 @@
      --gc-sections or -z start-stop-gc isn't used.  */
   return false;
 }
+
+/* Allocate x86 GOT info for local symbols.  */
+
+static inline bool
+elf_x86_allocate_local_got_info (bfd *abfd, bfd_size_type count)
+{
+  bfd_signed_vma *local_got_refcounts = elf_local_got_refcounts (abfd);
+  if (local_got_refcounts == NULL)
+    {
+      bfd_size_type size = count * (sizeof (bfd_signed_vma)
+				    + sizeof (bfd_vma) + sizeof(char));
+      local_got_refcounts = (bfd_signed_vma *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, size);
+      if (local_got_refcounts == NULL)
+	return false;
+      elf_local_got_refcounts (abfd) = local_got_refcounts;
+      elf_x86_local_tlsdesc_gotent (abfd) =
+	(bfd_vma *) (local_got_refcounts + count);
+      elf_x86_local_got_tls_type (abfd) =
+	(char *) (local_got_refcounts + 2 * count);
+    }
+  return true;
+}