diff --git a/tccelf.c b/tccelf.c
index 41b60816..de792f4d 100644
--- a/tccelf.c
+++ b/tccelf.c
@@ -1013,6 +1013,8 @@ static unsigned long put_got_entry(TCCState *s1, int dyn_reloc_type,
                    relocs_info[reloc_type].gotplt_entry == ALWAYS_GOTPLT_ENTRY)
             index = put_elf_sym(s1->dynsym, offset, size, info, 0,
                                 sym->st_shndx, name);
+        else
+            tcc_error("Runtime relocation without dynamic symbol: %s", name);
         put_elf_reloc(s1->dynsym, s1->got, got_offset, dyn_reloc_type, index);
     } else
 	put_elf_reloc(symtab_section, s1->got, got_offset, dyn_reloc_type,