diff --git a/lld/lib/ReaderWriter/PECOFF/WriterPECOFF.cpp b/lld/lib/ReaderWriter/PECOFF/WriterPECOFF.cpp
index 2929e1fa32fb..f9402e2a62ac 100644
--- a/lld/lib/ReaderWriter/PECOFF/WriterPECOFF.cpp
+++ b/lld/lib/ReaderWriter/PECOFF/WriterPECOFF.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ public:
                                llvm::COFF::IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE;
     if (context.getLargeAddressAware())
       characteristics |= llvm::COFF::IMAGE_FILE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE;
+    if (!context.getBaseRelocationEnabled())
+      characteristics |= llvm::COFF::IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED;
+
     _coffHeader.Characteristics = characteristics;
 
     // 0x10b indicates a normal PE32 executable. For PE32+ it should be 0x20b.
diff --git a/lld/test/pecoff/base-reloc.test b/lld/test/pecoff/base-reloc.test
index 5b8b319ad2a0..dc4906b1a89b 100644
--- a/lld/test/pecoff/base-reloc.test
+++ b/lld/test/pecoff/base-reloc.test
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ NOBASEREL-SECTION-NOT: Contents of section .reloc:
 
 # RUN: lld -flavor link /out:%t1 /subsystem:console /force -- %t.obj \
 # RUN:   && llvm-readobj -file-headers %t1 \
-# RUN:   | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=BASEREL-HEADER
+# RUN:   | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=BASEREL1
 #
 # RUN: lld -flavor link /out:%t1 /subsystem:console /force /fixed -- %t.obj \
 # RUN:   && llvm-readobj -file-headers %t1 \
-# RUN:   | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=NOBASEREL-HEADER
+# RUN:   | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=BASEREL2
 
-BASEREL-HEADER: IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE
+BASEREL1-NOT: IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED
+BASEREL1: IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE
 
-NOBASEREL-HEADER-NOT: IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE
\ No newline at end of file
+BASEREL2: IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED
+BASEREL2-NOT: IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE