diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 111002d08fe..880d6e4f5c8 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-03-09  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	PR binutils/9933
+	* objcopy.c (filter_symbols): Properly handle common symbols
+	in relocatable file.
+
 2009-03-06  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* po/es.po: Updated Spanish translation.
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index 6523110e79a..07d4f3f3a4d 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -1028,7 +1028,8 @@ filter_symbols (bfd *abfd, bfd *obfd, asymbol **osyms,
 	  used_in_reloc = TRUE;
 	}
       else if (relocatable			/* Relocatable file.  */
-	       && (flags & (BSF_GLOBAL | BSF_WEAK)) != 0)
+	       && ((flags & (BSF_GLOBAL | BSF_WEAK)) != 0
+		   || bfd_is_com_section (bfd_get_section (sym))))
 	keep = TRUE;
       else if (bfd_decode_symclass (sym) == 'I')
 	/* Global symbols in $idata sections need to be retained
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog b/binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 74feea2ad00..81e6c17848a 100644
--- a/binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2009-03-09  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	PR binutils/9933
+	* binutils-all/copy-4.d: New.
+
+	* binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Run copy-4.
+
 2009-03-03  John David Anglin  <dave.anglin@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>
 
 	* config/hppa.sed: Fix spelling.
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/copy-4.d b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/copy-4.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41fccf00406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/copy-4.d
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#PROG: strip
+#source: bintest.s
+#strip: --strip-unneeded
+#nm: -n
+#name: strip --strip-unneeded on common symbol
+
+#...
+0+04 C common_symbol
+#pass
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp
index 997b543a9d1..d45d717cfa0 100644
--- a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp
@@ -835,6 +835,7 @@ if [is_elf_format] {
 
 run_dump_test "copy-2"
 run_dump_test "copy-3"
+run_dump_test "copy-4"
 
 if [is_elf_format] {
     run_dump_test "strip-1"