diff --git a/compiler/i386/cpuelf.pas b/compiler/i386/cpuelf.pas
index 12e65ad8ed..3f6e278195 100644
--- a/compiler/i386/cpuelf.pas
+++ b/compiler/i386/cpuelf.pas
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ implementation
     end;
 
 
+  function elf_i386_relocname(reltyp:byte):string;
+    begin
+      result:='TODO';
+    end;
+
 {****************************************************************************
                                TElfExeOutput386
 ****************************************************************************}
@@ -464,6 +469,7 @@ implementation
         exe_image_base:    $8048000;
         machine_code:      EM_386;
         relocs_use_addend: false;
+        relocname:         @elf_i386_relocName;
         encodereloc:       @elf_i386_encodeReloc;
         loadreloc:         @elf_i386_loadReloc;
         loadsection:       nil;
diff --git a/compiler/ogelf.pas b/compiler/ogelf.pas
index 5988842cf0..09a43a7436 100644
--- a/compiler/ogelf.pas
+++ b/compiler/ogelf.pas
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ interface
          class function CanReadObjData(AReader:TObjectreader):boolean;override;
        end;
 
+       TRelocNameProc=function(reltyp:byte):string;
        TEncodeRelocProc=function(objrel:TObjRelocation):byte;
        TLoadRelocProc=procedure(objrel:TObjRelocation);
        TLoadSectionProc=function(objinput:TElfObjInput;objdata:TObjData;const shdr:TElfsechdr;shindex:longint):boolean;
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ interface
          exe_image_base: longword;
          machine_code: word;
          relocs_use_addend: boolean;
+         relocname: TRelocNameProc;
          encodereloc: TEncodeRelocProc;
          loadreloc: TLoadRelocProc;
          loadsection: TLoadSectionProc;
@@ -246,6 +248,8 @@ interface
          procedure WritePLTEntry(exesym:TExeSymbol);virtual;
          procedure WriteIndirectPLTEntry(exesym:TExeSymbol);virtual;
          procedure GOTRelocPass1(objsec:TObjSection;var idx:longint);virtual;abstract;
+         procedure ReportNonDSOReloc(reltyp:byte;objsec:TObjSection;ObjReloc:TObjRelocation);
+         procedure ReportRelocOverflow(reltyp:byte;objsec:TObjSection;ObjReloc:TObjRelocation);
        public
          constructor Create;override;
          destructor Destroy;override;
@@ -2814,6 +2818,20 @@ implementation
       end;
 
 
+    procedure TElfExeOutput.ReportNonDSOReloc(reltyp:byte;objsec:TObjSection;ObjReloc:TObjRelocation);
+      begin
+        { TODO: include objsec properties into message }
+        Comment(v_error,'Relocation '+ElfTarget.RelocName(reltyp)+' against '''+objreloc.TargetName+''' cannot be used when linking a shared object; recompile with -Cg');
+      end;
+
+
+    procedure TElfExeOutput.ReportRelocOverflow(reltyp:byte;objsec:TObjSection;ObjReloc:TObjRelocation);
+      begin
+        { TODO: include objsec properties into message }
+        Comment(v_error,'Relocation truncated to fit: '+ElfTarget.RelocName(reltyp)+' against '''+objreloc.TargetName+'''');
+      end;
+
+
 {****************************************************************************
                                TElfExeSection
 ****************************************************************************}
diff --git a/compiler/sparc/cpuelf.pas b/compiler/sparc/cpuelf.pas
index 1ceeef8105..1b313e55b1 100644
--- a/compiler/sparc/cpuelf.pas
+++ b/compiler/sparc/cpuelf.pas
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ implementation
      end;
 
 
+   function elf_sparc_relocname(reltyp:byte):string;
+     begin
+       result:='TODO';
+     end;
+
+
    procedure elf_sparc.loadreloc(objrel:TObjRelocation);
      begin
      end;
@@ -97,6 +103,7 @@ implementation
         exe_image_base:    $8000; // fixme
         machine_code:      EM_SPARC;
         relocs_use_addend: false;
+        relocname:         @elf_sparc_relocName;
         encodereloc:       @elf_sparc_encodeReloc;
         loadreloc:         @elf_sparc_loadReloc;
         loadsection:       nil;
diff --git a/compiler/x86_64/cpuelf.pas b/compiler/x86_64/cpuelf.pas
index f8fcc90457..c7d676aa01 100644
--- a/compiler/x86_64/cpuelf.pas
+++ b/compiler/x86_64/cpuelf.pas
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ implementation
   type
     TElfExeOutputx86_64=class(TElfExeOutput)
     private
-      function RelocName(reltyp:byte):string;
       procedure MaybeWriteGOTEntry(reltyp:byte;relocval:aint;objsym:TObjSymbol);
-      procedure ReportNonDSOReloc(reltyp:byte;objsec:TObjSection;ObjReloc:TObjRelocation);
-      procedure ReportRelocOverflow(reltyp:byte;objsec:TObjSection;ObjReloc:TObjRelocation);
     protected
       procedure WriteFirstPLTEntry;override;
       procedure WritePLTEntry(exesym:TExeSymbol);override;
@@ -185,11 +182,7 @@ implementation
     end;
 
 
-{****************************************************************************
-                               TELFExeOutputx86_64
-****************************************************************************}
-
-  function TElfExeOutputx86_64.RelocName(reltyp:byte):string;
+  function elf_x86_64_relocname(reltyp:byte):string;
     begin
       if reltyp<=high(relocprops) then
         result:=relocprops[reltyp].name
@@ -197,20 +190,9 @@ implementation
         result:='unknown ('+tostr(reltyp)+')';
     end;
 
-
-  procedure TElfExeOutputx86_64.ReportNonDSOReloc(reltyp:byte;objsec:TObjSection;ObjReloc:TObjRelocation);
-    begin
-      { TODO: include objsec properties into message }
-      Comment(v_error,'Relocation '+RelocName(reltyp)+' against '''+objreloc.TargetName+''' cannot be used when linking a shared object; recompile with -Cg');
-    end;
-
-
-  procedure TElfExeOutputx86_64.ReportRelocOverflow(reltyp:byte;objsec:TObjSection;ObjReloc:TObjRelocation);
-    begin
-      { TODO: include objsec properties into message }
-      Comment(v_error,'Relocation truncated to fit: '+RelocName(reltyp)+' against '''+objreloc.TargetName+'''');
-    end;
-
+{****************************************************************************
+                               TELFExeOutputx86_64
+****************************************************************************}
 
   procedure TElfExeOutputx86_64.GOTRelocPass1(objsec:TObjSection;var idx:longint);
     var
@@ -595,6 +577,7 @@ implementation
         exe_image_base:    $400000;
         machine_code:      EM_X86_64;
         relocs_use_addend: true;
+        relocname:         @elf_x86_64_relocName;
         encodereloc:       @elf_x86_64_encodeReloc;
         loadreloc:         @elf_x86_64_loadReloc;
         loadsection:       nil;