diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index c435a4dd412..2b2f8b73170 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-07-28  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	PR gas/11841
+	* symbols.c (symbol_clone): Clear BSF_SECTION_SYM flag.
+
 2010-07-28  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* config/tc-ppc.c (md_assemble): Don't attempt to print NUL in
diff --git a/gas/symbols.c b/gas/symbols.c
index 9202a9b315a..938cf2e91ab 100644
--- a/gas/symbols.c
+++ b/gas/symbols.c
@@ -572,8 +572,8 @@ symbol_clone (symbolS *orgsymP, int replace)
     as_fatal ("bfd_make_empty_symbol: %s", bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
   newsymP->bsym = bsymnew;
   bsymnew->name = bsymorg->name;
-  bsymnew->flags =  bsymorg->flags;
-  bsymnew->section =  bsymorg->section;
+  bsymnew->flags = bsymorg->flags & !BSF_SECTION_SYM;
+  bsymnew->section = bsymorg->section;
   bfd_copy_private_symbol_data (bfd_asymbol_bfd (bsymorg), bsymorg,
 				bfd_asymbol_bfd (bsymnew), bsymnew);