diff --git a/arch/arm/core/elf.c b/arch/arm/core/elf.c
index 0a7aa654479..e16af6199e6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/elf.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/elf.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(elf, CONFIG_LLEXT_LOG_LEVEL);
  * The relocation codes for arm are well documented
  * https://github.com/ARM-software/abi-aa/blob/main/aaelf32/aaelf32.rst#relocation
  */
-void arch_elf_relocate(elf_rel_t *rel, uintptr_t opaddr, uintptr_t opval)
+void arch_elf_relocate(elf_rela_t *rel, uintptr_t opaddr, uintptr_t opval)
 {
 	elf_word reloc_type = ELF32_R_TYPE(rel->r_info);
 
diff --git a/include/zephyr/llext/elf.h b/include/zephyr/llext/elf.h
index 6e2b62986dd..6dc3cc4e5c8 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/llext/elf.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/llext/elf.h
@@ -306,6 +306,12 @@ struct elf32_rel {
 	elf32_word r_info;
 };
 
+struct elf32_rela {
+	elf32_addr r_offset;
+	elf32_word r_info;
+	elf32_word r_addend;
+};
+
 /**
  * @brief Relocation symbol index from r_info
  *
@@ -330,6 +336,12 @@ struct elf64_rel {
 	elf64_xword r_info;
 };
 
+struct elf64_rela {
+	elf64_addr r_offset;
+	elf64_word r_info;
+	elf64_word r_addend;
+};
+
 /** @brief Relocation symbol from r_info
  *
  * @param i Value of r_info
@@ -436,6 +448,7 @@ typedef elf64_half elf_half;
 typedef elf64_xword elf_word;
 /** Machine sized relocation struct */
 typedef struct elf64_rel elf_rel_t;
+typedef struct elf64_rela elf_rela_t;
 /** Machine sized symbol struct */
 typedef struct elf64_sym elf_sym_t;
 /** Machine sized macro alias for obtaining a relocation symbol */
@@ -461,6 +474,7 @@ typedef elf32_half elf_half;
 typedef elf32_word elf_word;
 /** Machine sized relocation struct */
 typedef struct elf32_rel elf_rel_t;
+typedef struct elf32_rela elf_rela_t;
 /** Machine sized symbol struct */
 typedef struct elf32_sym elf_sym_t;
 /** Machine sized macro alias for obtaining a relocation symbol */
diff --git a/include/zephyr/llext/llext.h b/include/zephyr/llext/llext.h
index 6afb48682be..33feba50bd5 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/llext/llext.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/llext/llext.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int llext_call_fn(struct llext *ext, const char *sym_name);
  * @param[in] opaddr Address of operation to rewrite with relocation
  * @param[in] opval Value of looked up symbol to relocate
  */
-void arch_elf_relocate(elf_rel_t *rel, uintptr_t opaddr, uintptr_t opval);
+void arch_elf_relocate(elf_rela_t *rel, uintptr_t opaddr, uintptr_t opval);
 
 /**
  * @}
diff --git a/subsys/llext/llext.c b/subsys/llext/llext.c
index d46e021b894..24f48414ad8 100644
--- a/subsys/llext/llext.c
+++ b/subsys/llext/llext.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-__weak void arch_elf_relocate(elf_rel_t *rel, uintptr_t opaddr, uintptr_t opval)
+__weak void arch_elf_relocate(elf_rela_t *rel, uintptr_t opaddr, uintptr_t opval)
 {
 }
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static int llext_link(struct llext_loader *ldr, struct llext *ext)
 	int ret = 0;
 	uintptr_t loc = 0;
 	elf_shdr_t shdr;
-	elf_rel_t rel;
+	elf_rela_t rel;
 	elf_sym_t sym;
 	size_t pos = ldr->hdr.e_shoff;
 	elf_word rel_cnt = 0;