https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=69747
--- Comment #5 from dhowells at redhat dot com <dhowells at redhat dot com> --- The consistency check in the binutils source code: if (cfi_sections_set && cfi_sections != sections) as_bad (_("inconsistent uses of .cfi_sections")); is added between 2.25 and 2.26 by commit: commit 2f0c68f23bb3132cd5ac466ca8775c0d9e4960cd Author: Catherine Moore <c...@codesourcery.com> Date: Thu May 28 14:50:36 2015 -0700 Compact EH Support so it looks like gcc is at fault.