diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 84ac6c0e3a2..7ec26b01b97 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-12-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* elf64-ppc.c (add_symbol_adjust): Correct order of tests for
+	warning and indirect symbols.
+
 2016-12-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_copy_indirect_symbol): Don't copy dynamic
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index bfdfc09cc80..d7d6adb9342 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -5063,12 +5063,12 @@ add_symbol_adjust (struct ppc_link_hash_entry *eh, struct bfd_link_info *info)
   struct ppc_link_hash_table *htab;
   struct ppc_link_hash_entry *fdh;
 
-  if (eh->elf.root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect)
-    return TRUE;
-
   if (eh->elf.root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
     eh = (struct ppc_link_hash_entry *) eh->elf.root.u.i.link;
 
+  if (eh->elf.root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect)
+    return TRUE;
+
   if (eh->elf.root.root.string[0] != '.')
     abort ();