diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index d7e83c87c4f..3f3aac54469 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Wed Dec 14 15:51:56 1994  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cujo.cygnus.com>
+
+	* objcopy.c (copy_object): Don't bother setting status after
+	nonfatal() "call", because it won't return.
+
 Fri Dec  9 00:22:54 1994  Ian Lance Taylor  (ian@tweedledumb.cygnus.com)
 
 	* nlmconv.c (powerpc_mangle_relocs): Don't switch a reloc to use
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index d1d03ae63a7..926ff6b09f6 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -584,7 +584,6 @@ copy_object (ibfd, obfd)
 						  off, now))
 		    {
 		      nonfatal (bfd_get_filename (obfd));
-		      status = 1;
 		    }
 		  left -= now;
 		  off += now;