diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 892b01520d..072cdeda25 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-02-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Fix warning.
+
 2005-02-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* coff-arm.c (coff_arm_is_local_label_name): Warning fix.
diff --git a/bfd/elf-eh-frame.c b/bfd/elf-eh-frame.c
index 389f6f3093..deea1e3c49 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-eh-frame.c
+++ b/bfd/elf-eh-frame.c
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ _bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame
 	 on whether to output or discard last encountered CIE (if any).  */
       if ((bfd_size_type) (buf - ehbuf) == sec->size)
 	{
+	  hdr.length = 0;
 	  hdr.id = (unsigned int) -1;
 	  end = buf;
 	}