diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index ff33b489731..54bfc039a30 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2002-03-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cambridge.redhat.com>
 
+	* coffcode.h (coff_slurp_symbol_table): When adding BSF_WEAK flag,
+	OR it in rather than replacing previously selected flags.
+
 	* elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Set ar_max_namelen to 15.
 	(TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Set ar_max_namelen to 15.
 
diff --git a/bfd/coffcode.h b/bfd/coffcode.h
index f0a2c5e3a61..f87cb9e98ce 100644
--- a/bfd/coffcode.h
+++ b/bfd/coffcode.h
@@ -4443,16 +4443,14 @@ coff_slurp_symbol_table (abfd)
 
 #ifdef COFF_WITH_PE
 	      if (src->u.syment.n_sclass == C_NT_WEAK)
-		dst->symbol.flags = BSF_WEAK;
+		dst->symbol.flags |= BSF_WEAK;
+
 	      if (src->u.syment.n_sclass == C_SECTION
 		  && src->u.syment.n_scnum > 0)
-		{
 		  dst->symbol.flags = BSF_LOCAL;
-		}
 #endif
-
 	      if (src->u.syment.n_sclass == C_WEAKEXT)
-		dst->symbol.flags = BSF_WEAK;
+		dst->symbol.flags |= BSF_WEAK;
 
 	      break;