diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 2cf4d1f93d..31f0087e15 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-2007-07-26  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@svkmacdonelllnx>
+2007-07-26  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@access-company.com>
+
+	* coff-i386.c (coff_i386_rtype_to_howto): Guard against null.
 
 	* linker.c (bfd_section_already_linked_table_insert): Change 
 	return type from void to boolean.  Return FALSE on failure.
diff --git a/bfd/coff-i386.c b/bfd/coff-i386.c
index 47c041d3c0..e5c6a6b6bd 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-i386.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-i386.c
@@ -518,7 +518,8 @@ coff_i386_rtype_to_howto (abfd, sec, rel, h, sym, addendp)
       *addendp -= pe_data(sec->output_section->owner)->pe_opthdr.ImageBase;
     }
 
-  if (rel->r_type == R_SECREL32)
+  BFD_ASSERT (sym != NULL);
+  if (rel->r_type == R_SECREL32 && sym != NULL)
     {
       bfd_vma osect_vma;