diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index bd30eaf0945..e377ee9ab4c 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-10-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@linux-mips.org>
+
+	* elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_relocate_section): Correct assertion.
+
 2009-10-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@linux-mips.org>
 
 	* elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_plt_entry): Fix formatting.
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-vax.c b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
index e7e01882f59..63f74ab2825 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-vax.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ elf_vax_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	  if (sgotplt == NULL)
 	    {
 	      sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-	      BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL);
+	      BFD_ASSERT (sgotplt != NULL);
 	    }
 
 	  plt_index = h->plt.offset / PLT_ENTRY_SIZE - 1;