diff --git a/gdb/elfread.c b/gdb/elfread.c
index a4d4f72eeda..0425c01ce42 100644
--- a/gdb/elfread.c
+++ b/gdb/elfread.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ elf_symtab_read (abfd, addr, objfile, dynamic)
 		    }
 		  else if ((sym->name[0] == '.' && sym->name[1] == 'L')
 			   || ((sym -> flags & BSF_LOCAL)
-			       && sym->name[0] == 'L'
+			       && sym->name[0] == '$'
 			       && sym->name[1] == 'L'))
 		    /* Looks like a compiler-generated label.  Skip it.
 		       The assembler should be skipping these (to keep