diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index a9acfe87a8..a587652de5 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-08-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* emultempl/armelf.em (arm_elf_before_allocation): Only search for
+	an interworking bfd if there are input bfds. (107501)
+
 2002-08-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* emultempl/aix.em (gld*_before_parse): Set default arch.  Reverts
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/armelf.em b/ld/emultempl/armelf.em
index 6f3cfc39b5..0e65c04ca6 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/armelf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/armelf.em
@@ -100,18 +100,20 @@ arm_elf_before_allocation ()
   /* Call the standard elf routine.  */
   gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation ();
 
-  /* The interworking bfd must be the last one in the link.  */
-  bfd_for_interwork = NULL;
-  for (tem = link_info.input_bfds; tem != NULL; tem = tem->link_next)
-    tem->output_has_begun = false;
+  if (link_info.input_bfds != NULL)
+    {
+      /* The interworking bfd must be the last one in the link.  */
+      bfd_for_interwork = NULL;
+      for (tem = link_info.input_bfds; tem != NULL; tem = tem->link_next)
+	tem->output_has_begun = false;
 
-  lang_for_each_statement (arm_elf_set_bfd_for_interworking);
-  ASSERT (bfd_for_interwork != NULL);
-  for (tem = link_info.input_bfds; tem != NULL; tem = tem->link_next)
-    tem->output_has_begun = false;
-
-  bfd_elf32_arm_get_bfd_for_interworking (bfd_for_interwork, &link_info);
+      lang_for_each_statement (arm_elf_set_bfd_for_interworking);
+      ASSERT (bfd_for_interwork != NULL);
+      for (tem = link_info.input_bfds; tem != NULL; tem = tem->link_next)
+	tem->output_has_begun = false;
 
+      bfd_elf32_arm_get_bfd_for_interworking (bfd_for_interwork, &link_info);
+    }
   /* We should be able to set the size of the interworking stub section.  */
 
   /* Here we rummage through the found bfds to collect glue information.  */