diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/C/GenFw/Elf32Convert.c b/BaseTools/Source/C/GenFw/Elf32Convert.c
index 2485b2cb7a..7c8a065678 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/C/GenFw/Elf32Convert.c
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/C/GenFw/Elf32Convert.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ IsTextShdr (
   Elf_Shdr *Shdr
   )
 {
-  return (BOOLEAN) ((Shdr->sh_flags & (SHF_WRITE | SHF_ALLOC)) == SHF_ALLOC);
+  return (BOOLEAN) ((Shdr->sh_flags & (SHF_EXECINSTR | SHF_ALLOC)) == (SHF_EXECINSTR | SHF_ALLOC));
 }
 
 STATIC
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ IsDataShdr (
   if (IsHiiRsrcShdr(Shdr)) {
     return FALSE;
   }
-  return (BOOLEAN) (Shdr->sh_flags & (SHF_WRITE | SHF_ALLOC)) == (SHF_ALLOC | SHF_WRITE);
+  return (BOOLEAN) (Shdr->sh_flags & (SHF_EXECINSTR | SHF_WRITE | SHF_ALLOC)) == (SHF_ALLOC | SHF_WRITE);
 }
 
 STATIC
@@ -749,13 +749,7 @@ WriteSections32 (
           if (SymName == NULL) {
             SymName = (const UINT8 *)"<unknown>";
           }
-
-          Error (NULL, 0, 3000, "Invalid",
-                 "%s: Bad definition for symbol '%s'@%#x or unsupported symbol type.  "
-                 "For example, absolute and undefined symbols are not supported.",
-                 mInImageName, SymName, Sym->st_value);
-
-          exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+          continue;
         }
         SymShdr = GetShdrByIndex(Sym->st_shndx);
 
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/C/GenFw/Elf64Convert.c b/BaseTools/Source/C/GenFw/Elf64Convert.c
index d097db8632..8fe672e984 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/C/GenFw/Elf64Convert.c
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/C/GenFw/Elf64Convert.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ IsTextShdr (
   Elf_Shdr *Shdr
   )
 {
-  return (BOOLEAN) ((Shdr->sh_flags & (SHF_WRITE | SHF_ALLOC)) == SHF_ALLOC);
+  return (BOOLEAN) ((Shdr->sh_flags & (SHF_EXECINSTR | SHF_ALLOC)) == (SHF_EXECINSTR | SHF_ALLOC));
 }
 
 STATIC
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ IsDataShdr (
   if (IsHiiRsrcShdr(Shdr)) {
     return FALSE;
   }
-  return (BOOLEAN) (Shdr->sh_flags & (SHF_WRITE | SHF_ALLOC)) == (SHF_ALLOC | SHF_WRITE);
+  return (BOOLEAN) (Shdr->sh_flags & (SHF_EXECINSTR | SHF_WRITE | SHF_ALLOC)) == (SHF_ALLOC | SHF_WRITE);
 }
 
 STATIC
@@ -1060,6 +1060,7 @@ WriteSections64 (
 
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
           }
+          continue;
         }
         SymShdr = GetShdrByIndex(Sym->st_shndx);