--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
@@ -5637,6 +5637,10 @@ bfd_elf32_arm_init_maps (bfd *abfd)
if (! is_arm_elf (abfd))
return;
+ /* PR 7093: Make sure that we are dealing with an arm elf binary. */
+ if (! is_arm_elf (abfd))
+ return;
+
if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0)