diff --git a/lib/checks/dependenciescheck.cpp b/lib/checks/dependenciescheck.cpp
--- a/lib/checks/dependenciescheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/checks/dependenciescheck.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
     for (int i = 0; i < fileSet->size(); ++i) {
         if (i != fileToCheck && fileToCheck >= 0)
             continue;
+        const auto *dynamicSection = fileSet->file(i)->dynamicSection();
+        if (!dynamicSection)
+            continue;
         foreach (const auto &needed, fileSet->file(i)->dynamicSection()->neededLibraries()) {
             const auto depIdx = fileIndex.value(needed);
             const auto depFile = fileSet->file(depIdx);
diff --git a/lib/elf/elffile.cpp b/lib/elf/elffile.cpp
--- a/lib/elf/elffile.cpp
+++ b/lib/elf/elffile.cpp
@@ -206,13 +206,15 @@
         m_sectionHeaders.push_back(shdr);
     }
 
-    // pass 2: create sections
+    // pass 2: create sections, if any
     // make sure the string table section needed for section names is created first
-    parseSection(m_header->stringTableSectionHeader());
-    for (int i = 0; i < m_header->sectionHeaderCount(); ++i) {
-        if (i == m_header->stringTableSectionHeader())
-            continue;
-        parseSection(i);
+    if (m_header->sectionHeaderCount() > 0) {
+        parseSection(m_header->stringTableSectionHeader());
+        for (int i = 0; i < m_header->sectionHeaderCount(); ++i) {
+            if (i == m_header->stringTableSectionHeader())
+                continue;
+            parseSection(i);
+        }
     }
 
     // pass 3: set section links