diff --git a/arch/arm/src/arm/up_elf.c b/arch/arm/src/arm/up_elf.c
index b78da02c19..2dd8366aa0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/arm/up_elf.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/arm/up_elf.c
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ int arch_relocate(FAR const Elf32_Rel *rel, FAR const Elf32_Sym *sym,
       break;
 
     case R_ARM_ABS32:
+    case R_ARM_TARGET1:  /* New ABI:  TARGET1 always treated as ABS32 */
       {
         bvdbg("Performing ABS32 link at addr=%08lx [%08lx] to sym=%p st_value=%08lx\n",
               (long)addr, (long)(*(uint32_t*)addr), sym, (long)sym->st_value);
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_elf.c b/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_elf.c
index 1cc1fa32a2..b838a69057 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_elf.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_elf.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ int arch_relocate(FAR const Elf32_Rel *rel, FAR const Elf32_Sym *sym,
       break;
 
     case R_ARM_ABS32:
+    case R_ARM_TARGET1:  /* New ABI:  TARGET1 always treated as ABS32 */
       {
         bvdbg("Performing ABS32 link at addr=%08lx [%08lx] to sym=%p st_value=%08lx\n",
               (long)addr, (long)(*(uint32_t*)addr), sym, (long)sym->st_value);