diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index f5216eb0954..6ad175fd044 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-04-05  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_add_default_symbol): Pass poldbfd when
+	merging non-default sym.
+
 2014-04-04  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>
 
 	* mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_header_p): Reject 64 bit target when not
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 354f8d0c380..3de00e10eee 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ nondefault:
   size_change_ok = FALSE;
   tmp_sec = sec;
   if (!_bfd_elf_merge_symbol (abfd, info, shortname, sym, &tmp_sec, &value,
-			      &hi, NULL, NULL, NULL, &skip, &override,
+			      &hi, poldbfd, NULL, NULL, &skip, &override,
 			      &type_change_ok, &size_change_ok))
     return FALSE;