diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 10f391e5ea5..4d0033de625 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2021-02-11  Tom Tromey  <tromey@adacore.com>
+
+	PR gdb/27383:
+	* parse.c (write_exp_symbol_reference): Write sym.block.
+
 2021-02-11  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 
 	* NEWS: Mention changes to 'maint info sections'.
diff --git a/gdb/parse.c b/gdb/parse.c
index d634a4f736c..884a00862ec 100644
--- a/gdb/parse.c
+++ b/gdb/parse.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ write_exp_symbol_reference (struct parser_state *pstate, const char *name,
       if (symbol_read_needs_frame (sym.symbol))
 	pstate->block_tracker->update (sym);
       write_exp_elt_opcode (pstate, OP_VAR_VALUE);
-      write_exp_elt_block (pstate, NULL);
+      write_exp_elt_block (pstate, sym.block);
       write_exp_elt_sym (pstate, sym.symbol);
       write_exp_elt_opcode (pstate, OP_VAR_VALUE);
     }