diff --git a/Elf2Mac/Object.cc b/Elf2Mac/Object.cc
index f765133260..a8c5a4ad5b 100644
--- a/Elf2Mac/Object.cc
+++ b/Elf2Mac/Object.cc
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ Object::Object(string input)
             if(boost::algorithm::starts_with(name,".rela."))
             {
                 string progbitsName = name.substr(5);
-                assert(sections.find(progbitsName) != sections.end());
-                sections[progbitsName]->SetRela(scn);
+                if(sections.find(progbitsName) != sections.end())
+                    sections[progbitsName]->SetRela(scn);
             }
         }
         if(shdr.sh_type == SHT_PROGBITS && (shdr.sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
diff --git a/Elf2Mac/Symbol.cc b/Elf2Mac/Symbol.cc
index ada272472a..0302b77b52 100644
--- a/Elf2Mac/Symbol.cc
+++ b/Elf2Mac/Symbol.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ Symbol::Symbol(Object& theObject, const GElf_Sym &sym)
     if(st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF && st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE)
     {
         section = theObject.sectionsByElfIndex[st_shndx];
-        sectionKind = section->kind;
+        if (section)
+            sectionKind = section->kind;
     }
     if(st_name)
     {