diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 31e647cc4a..ab20f59b5f 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Fri Dec  8 17:47:07 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
+
+	* elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set section_count to 0
+	when setting sections to NULL.
+
 Wed Dec  6 17:05:37 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
 
 	* xcofflink.c (struct xcoff_loader_info): Add export_defineds
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.h b/bfd/elflink.h
index e0d01ea67c..1107c0416d 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.h
+++ b/bfd/elflink.h
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
 	 still implies that the section takes up space in the output
 	 file.  */
       abfd->sections = NULL;
+      abfd->section_count = 0;
 
       /* If this is the first dynamic object found in the link, create
 	 the special sections required for dynamic linking.  */