diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 831f288d51..afc3aa8703 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-2011-03-30  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>
+2011-03-31  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>
+
+	* coffcode.h (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Silently discard C_NULL
+	entry on xcoff when value is C_NULL_VALUE.
+
+2011-03-31  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>
 
 	* libcoff-in.h (exec_hdr): Remove.
 	* libcoff.h: Regenerate.
diff --git a/bfd/coffcode.h b/bfd/coffcode.h
index 0fbaa97d41..6ee3db90e5 100644
--- a/bfd/coffcode.h
+++ b/bfd/coffcode.h
@@ -4896,6 +4896,11 @@ coff_slurp_symbol_table (bfd * abfd)
 		  && src->u.syment.n_value == 0
 		  && src->u.syment.n_scnum == 0)
 		break;
+#ifdef RS6000COFF_C
+              /* XCOFF specific: deleted entry.  */
+              if (src->u.syment.n_value == C_NULL_VALUE)
+                break;
+#endif
 	      /* Fall through.  */
 	    case C_EXTDEF:	/* External definition.  */
 	    case C_ULABEL:	/* Undefined label.  */
diff --git a/include/coff/ChangeLog b/include/coff/ChangeLog
index 151ea387bb..11aec52c20 100644
--- a/include/coff/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/coff/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-03-31  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>
+
+	* internal.h (C_NULL_VALUE): Define.
+
 2010-06-29  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* maxq.h: Delete file.
diff --git a/include/coff/internal.h b/include/coff/internal.h
index a6ead9e5f6..f52bfbb7ba 100644
--- a/include/coff/internal.h
+++ b/include/coff/internal.h
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ struct internal_aouthdr
 #define C_EINCL         109	/* Marks ending of include file */
 #define C_AIX_WEAKEXT   111	/* AIX definition of C_WEAKEXT.  */
 
+#define C_NULL_VALUE	0x00de1e00    /* Value for a C_NULL deleted entry.  */
+
 #if defined _AIX52 || defined AIX_WEAK_SUPPORT
 #undef C_WEAKEXT
 #define C_WEAKEXT       C_AIX_WEAKEXT