--- binutils-2.28/bfd/opncls.c.orig	2017-03-02 09:23:53.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.28/bfd/opncls.c	2017-06-06 05:31:14.585633912 +0200
@@ -1209,6 +1209,15 @@
   return name;
 }
 
+static char const*
+relaxed_filename (char const* filename)
+{
+  char const* relaxed = strstr (filename, "/usr/lib/debug/");
+  if ( relaxed != NULL )
+    return relaxed;
+  return filename;
+}
+
 /*
 FUNCTION
 	bfd_get_alt_debug_link_info
@@ -1397,6 +1406,10 @@
 
   if (include_dirs)
     {
+      /* PLD: check the possible absolute debuginfo path (e.g. /tmp/.../usr/lib/debug/... */
+      if (separate_debug_file_exists (basename, crc32))
+        return basename;
+
       for (dirlen = strlen (abfd->filename); dirlen > 0; dirlen--)
 	if (IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (abfd->filename[dirlen - 1]))
 	  break;
@@ -1629,8 +1642,7 @@
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  /* Strip off any path components in filename.  */
-  filename = lbasename (filename);
+  filename = relaxed_filename (filename);
 
   sect = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, GNU_DEBUGLINK);
   if (sect)
@@ -1716,9 +1728,7 @@
     crc32 = bfd_calc_gnu_debuglink_crc32 (crc32, buffer, count);
   fclose (handle);
 
-  /* Strip off any path components in filename,
-     now that we no longer need them.  */
-  filename = lbasename (filename);
+  filename = relaxed_filename (filename);
 
   filelen = strlen (filename);
   debuglink_size = filelen + 1;