diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index edfdfbb8a4..599734e0e6 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-02-06  H.J. Lu  <hjl@gnu.org>
+
+	* elfxx-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_dynamic_symbol_p): Only hidden and
+	internal symbols are not dynamic.
+	* elf64-alpha.c (alpha_elf_dynamic_symbol_p): Likewise.
+
 2001-02-06  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* Makefile.am (BFD64_BACKENDS_CFILES): Remove elf64-ia64.c, so
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
index 197dcffa8d..9808c8f2e3 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
@@ -240,8 +240,12 @@ alpha_elf_dynamic_symbol_p (h, info)
 
   if (h->dynindx == -1)
     return false;
-  if (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) != STV_DEFAULT)
-    return false;
+  switch (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other))
+    {
+    case STV_INTERNAL:
+    case STV_HIDDEN:
+      return false;
+    }
 
   if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak
       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c b/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
index 6751e4acc1..0ef08c7742 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
@@ -1181,8 +1181,12 @@ elfNN_ia64_dynamic_symbol_p (h, info)
 
   if (h->dynindx == -1)
     return false;
-  if (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) != STV_DEFAULT)
-    return false;
+  switch (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other))
+    {
+    case STV_INTERNAL:
+    case STV_HIDDEN:
+      return false;
+    }
 
   if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak
       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)