diff --git a/backward.hpp b/backward.hpp
index 0b1ca1f..6efa46d 100644
--- a/backward.hpp
+++ b/backward.hpp
@@ -1388,11 +1388,23 @@ class TraceResolverLinuxImpl<trace_resolver_tag::libbfd>
     if (result.found)
       return;
 
+#ifdef bfd_get_section_flags
     if ((bfd_get_section_flags(fobj.handle.get(), section) & SEC_ALLOC) == 0)
+#else
+    if ((bfd_section_flags(section) & SEC_ALLOC) == 0)
+#endif
       return; // a debug section is never loaded automatically.
 
+#ifdef bfd_get_section_vma
     bfd_vma sec_addr = bfd_get_section_vma(fobj.handle.get(), section);
+#else
+    bfd_vma sec_addr = bfd_section_vma(section);
+#endif
+#ifdef bfd_get_section_size
     bfd_size_type size = bfd_get_section_size(section);
+#else
+    bfd_size_type size = bfd_section_size(section);
+#endif
 
     // are we in the boundaries of the section?
     if (addr < sec_addr || addr >= sec_addr + size) {