diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index 1bd6df9..365c1ed 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -12724,6 +12724,9 @@
     case STT_TLS:	return "TLS";
     case STT_RELC:      return "RELC";
     case STT_SRELC:     return "SRELC";
+    case STT_GNU_IFUNC: return "IFUNC"; /* As mentioned in PR29718, do not
+					   require EI_OSABI as IFUNC is
+					   a reseved name.  */
     default:
       if (type >= STT_LOPROC && type <= STT_HIPROC)
 	{
@@ -12748,11 +12751,6 @@
 		return "HP_STUB";
 	    }
 
-	  if (type == STT_GNU_IFUNC
-	      && (filedata->file_header.e_ident[EI_OSABI] == ELFOSABI_GNU
-		  || filedata->file_header.e_ident[EI_OSABI] == ELFOSABI_FREEBSD))
-	    return "IFUNC";
-
 	  snprintf (buff, sizeof (buff), _("<OS specific>: %d"), type);
 	}
       else