diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 2193cb1912a..89c60527f98 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-10-14  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
+
+	* ldlex.l (yy_input): Remove second argument and return the value
+	instead.
+	(YY_INPUT): Adjust.
+
 2009-10-14  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* emultempl/netbsd.em (gldnetbsd_before_parse): Typo fix.
diff --git a/ld/ldlex.l b/ld/ldlex.l
index 25b4c73a360..ef09eb0412a 100644
--- a/ld/ldlex.l
+++ b/ld/ldlex.l
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const char *lex_string = NULL;
    Otherwise, stack elements 0 through `include_stack_ptr - 1' are valid.  */
 
 #undef YY_INPUT
-#define YY_INPUT(buf,result,max_size) yy_input (buf, &result, max_size)
+#define YY_INPUT(buf,result,max_size) result = yy_input (buf, max_size)
 
 #define YY_NO_UNPUT
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static unsigned int lineno_stack[MAX_INCLUDE_DEPTH];
 static unsigned int include_stack_ptr = 0;
 static int vers_node_nesting = 0;
 
-static void yy_input (char *, int *, int);
+static int yy_input (char *, int);
 static void comment (void);
 static void lex_warn_invalid (char *where, char *what);
 
@@ -608,22 +608,23 @@ ldlex_popstate (void)
 }
 
 
-/* Place up to MAX_SIZE characters in BUF and return in *RESULT
+/* Place up to MAX_SIZE characters in BUF and return
    either the number of characters read, or 0 to indicate EOF.  */
 
-static void
-yy_input (char *buf, int *result, int max_size)
+static int
+yy_input (char *buf, int max_size)
 {
-  *result = 0;
+  int result = 0;
   if (YY_CURRENT_BUFFER->yy_input_file)
     {
       if (yyin)
 	{
-	  *result = fread (buf, 1, max_size, yyin);
-	  if (*result < max_size && ferror (yyin))
+	  result = fread (buf, 1, max_size, yyin);
+	  if (result < max_size && ferror (yyin))
 	    einfo ("%F%P: read in flex scanner failed\n");
 	}
     }
+  return result;
 }
 
 /* Eat the rest of a C-style comment.  */