diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 105c72b88ec..9f8fb8a23aa 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-06-22  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
+
+	* elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_symbol): Don't make
+	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ and _DYNAMIC absolute.
+
 2012-06-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Don't emit out-of-line
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m68k.c b/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
index 573003bfb3c..1cb03aedd32 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
@@ -4500,11 +4500,6 @@ elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_symbol (output_bfd, info, h, sym)
       bfd_elf32_swap_reloca_out (output_bfd, &rela, loc);
     }
 
-  /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
-      || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot)
-    sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
-
   return TRUE;
 }