diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 6a1d03bd1a..87e24bb7df 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-05-22  H.J. Lu  <hjl@gnu.org>
+
+	* elflink.h (elf_link_output_extsym): Clear the visibility
+	field for symbols not defined locally.
+
 2000-05-18  Alan Modra  <alan@linuxcare.com.au>
 
 	* libhppa.h (re_assemble_3, re_assemble_12, re_assemble_16,
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.h b/bfd/elflink.h
index 5d86bbc533..f1dab7059f 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.h
+++ b/bfd/elflink.h
@@ -5089,6 +5089,11 @@ elf_link_output_extsym (h, data)
       sym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (bindtype, ELF_ST_TYPE (sym.st_info));
     }
 
+  /* If a symbol is not defined locally, we clear the visibility
+     field. */
+  if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR) == 0)
+    sym.st_other ^= ELF_ST_VISIBILITY(sym.st_other);
+
   /* If this symbol should be put in the .dynsym section, then put it
      there now.  We have already know the symbol index.  We also fill
      in the entry in the .hash section.  */