diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 7819fb8b59..10dbaaf2a9 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-05-13  Michael Eager <eager@mvista.com>
+
+	* objcopy.c: Treat identical src/dst file names as if only one
+	entered.  One Windows creating an output file of the same name as
+	the input file will delete the input file before it is read.
+
 2003-05-12  Salvador Eduardo Tropea  <salvador@inti.gov.ar>
 
 	* debug.c (debug_get_real_type): Extend test for circular debug
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index 45072495c1..27c844fbb7 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -2733,9 +2733,10 @@ copy_main (argc, argv)
     if (stat (input_filename, & statbuf) < 0)
       fatal (_("Cannot stat: %s: %s"), input_filename, strerror (errno));
 
-  /* If there is no destination file then create a temp and rename
-     the result into the input.  */
-  if (output_filename == (char *) NULL)
+  /* If there is no destination file, or the source and destination files
+     are the same,  then create a temp and rename the result into the input.  */
+  if ((output_filename == (char *) NULL) ||
+      (strcmp (input_filename, output_filename) == 0))
     {
       char *tmpname = make_tempname (input_filename);