diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 1d15e0aab6f..24bb2e6b4d0 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-11-15  Daniel Jacobowitz  <drow@mvista.com>
+
+	* elflink.h (elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p): Catch all relocs against
+	local syms from discarded sections.  Update comment.
+
 2001-11-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.h b/bfd/elflink.h
index da0021ccefe..431d17ddf15 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.h
+++ b/bfd/elflink.h
@@ -7811,7 +7811,7 @@ elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p (offset, cookie)
       else if (rcookie->locsyms)
 	{
 	  /* It's not a relocation against a global symbol,
-	     but it could be a relocation against a section
+	     but it could be a relocation against a local
 	     symbol for a discarded section.  */
 	  asection *isec;
 
@@ -7820,7 +7820,6 @@ elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p (offset, cookie)
 	    {
 	      isec = section_from_elf_index (rcookie->abfd, isym.st_shndx);
 	      if (isec != NULL
-		  && ELF_ST_TYPE (isym.st_info) == STT_SECTION
 		  && ! bfd_is_abs_section (isec)
 		  && bfd_is_abs_section (isec->output_section))
 		return true;