diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 0b774a92a2d..9aa4cb4a6c0 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-02-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* emultempl/spuelf.em (spu_after_open): Don't combine .text.ia.*
+	during relocatable link.
+
 2009-02-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	PR 9797
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/spuelf.em b/ld/emultempl/spuelf.em
index 7c98f714531..376889a6d44 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/spuelf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/spuelf.em
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ spu_after_open (void)
       params.emit_stub_syms |= link_info.emitrelocations;
       spu_elf_setup (&link_info, &params);
 
+      if (link_info.relocatable)
+	lang_add_unique (".text.ia.*");
+
       if (!link_info.relocatable
 	  && link_info.input_bfds != NULL
 	  && !spu_elf_create_sections (&link_info))