diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 59f8347dd58..62d485b92c7 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_output_relocs): Correct error return.
+
 2008-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_archive_p): Delete.
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index ed691818c65..c658b140d7b 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@ _bfd_elf_link_output_relocs (bfd *output_bfd,
       (*_bfd_error_handler)
 	(_("%B: relocation size mismatch in %B section %A"),
 	 output_bfd, input_section->owner, input_section);
-      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_object_format);
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
       return FALSE;
     }