diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 4028e7c5026..e358175656e 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-09-11  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@zembu.com>
+
+	* elfcode.h (write_relocs): Handle an absolute symbol in REL
+	relocs as we do for RELA relocs.
+
 1999-09-11  Donn Terry  <donn@interix.com>
 
 	* cofflink.c (coff_link_add_symbols): Don't warn about symbol type
diff --git a/bfd/elfcode.h b/bfd/elfcode.h
index adbafd84ff7..d98c07a5b22 100644
--- a/bfd/elfcode.h
+++ b/bfd/elfcode.h
@@ -857,6 +857,8 @@ write_relocs (abfd, sec, data)
 
 	  if (sym == last_sym)
 	    n = last_sym_idx;
+	  else if (bfd_is_abs_section (sym->section) && sym->value == 0)
+	    n = STN_UNDEF;
 	  else
 	    {
 	      last_sym = sym;