diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index cb063fb09d9..3a909510619 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2011-08-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	PR gas/13056
+	* output-file.c (output_file_close): Call bfd_cache_close_all
+	on error.
+
+	* write.c (write_object_file): Revert the last change.
+
 2011-08-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* write.c (write_object_file): Call set_symtab even if we had
diff --git a/gas/output-file.c b/gas/output-file.c
index e993033f481..3e871f0db79 100644
--- a/gas/output-file.c
+++ b/gas/output-file.c
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ output_file_close (char *filename)
     return;
     
   /* Close the bfd.  */
-  res = bfd_close (stdoutput);
+  if (had_errors ())
+    res = bfd_cache_close_all ();
+  else
+    res = bfd_close (stdoutput);
 
   /* Prevent an infinite loop - if the close failed we will call as_fatal
      which will call xexit() which may call this function again...  */
diff --git a/gas/write.c b/gas/write.c
index 39b88a68b75..5eb4b56ef7b 100644
--- a/gas/write.c
+++ b/gas/write.c
@@ -2073,14 +2073,13 @@ write_object_file (void)
   obj_adjust_symtab ();
 #endif
 
-  set_symtab ();
-
   /* Stop if there is an error.  */
   if (had_errors ())
     return;
 
   /* Now that all the sizes are known, and contents correct, we can
      start writing to the file.  */
+  set_symtab ();
 
   /* If *_frob_file changes the symbol value at this point, it is
      responsible for moving the changed value into symp->bsym->value