diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 233e519d59b..cb06a25bc26 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-09-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* elflink.h (elf_fix_symbol_flags): When examining weak symbols,
+	follow indirect links.
+
 2002-09-19  Nathan Tallent  <eraxxon@alumni.rice.edu>
 
 	* ecoffswap.h (ecoff_swap_pdr_in) <isym, iline>: Update to
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.h b/bfd/elflink.h
index 638f80af266..2df334b1e48 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.h
+++ b/bfd/elflink.h
@@ -3886,9 +3886,12 @@ elf_fix_symbol_flags (h, eif)
     {
       struct elf_link_hash_entry *weakdef;
 
+      weakdef = h->weakdef;
+      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect)
+	h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+
       BFD_ASSERT (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
 		  || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak);
-      weakdef = h->weakdef;
       BFD_ASSERT (weakdef->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
 		  || weakdef->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak);
       BFD_ASSERT (weakdef->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC);