diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 7fe1c4705c..3dfdb8a800 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-09-26  Steve Ellcey <sje@cup.hp.com>
+
+	* som.c (som_bfd_derive_misc_symbol_info): Make weak symbols
+	global by default.
+
 2000-09-21  Alan Modra  <alan@linuxcare.com.au>
 
 	* elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_check_relocs): Fix weak sym handling in
diff --git a/bfd/som.c b/bfd/som.c
index b3ad9977b1..ffd65897e6 100644
--- a/bfd/som.c
+++ b/bfd/som.c
@@ -4069,7 +4069,8 @@ som_bfd_derive_misc_symbol_info (abfd, sym, info)
      of common symbols was handled earlier!  */
   if (bfd_is_und_section (sym->section))
     info->symbol_scope = SS_UNSAT;
-  else if (sym->flags & BSF_EXPORT && ! bfd_is_com_section (sym->section))
+  else if (sym->flags & (BSF_EXPORT | BSF_WEAK)
+	   && ! bfd_is_com_section (sym->section))
     info->symbol_scope = SS_UNIVERSAL;
   /* Anything else which is not in the common section has scope
      SS_LOCAL.  */