diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index a94c674042..f37dd64ef7 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1999-10-28  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@zembu.com>
+
+	* elflink.h (elf_bfd_final_link): Make last_local signed.
+
 1999-10-27  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@zembu.com>
 
 	* stabs.c (_bfd_link_section_stabs): Make sure .stabstr section
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.h b/bfd/elflink.h
index d9b5071862..ab679a70d0 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.h
+++ b/bfd/elflink.h
@@ -4332,7 +4332,7 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
       Elf_Internal_Sym sym;
       Elf_External_Sym *dynsym =
 	(Elf_External_Sym *)finfo.dynsym_sec->contents;
-      unsigned long last_local = 0;
+      long last_local = 0;
 
       /* Write out the section symbols for the output sections.  */
       if (info->shared)
@@ -4394,8 +4394,8 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
 	    }
 	}
 
-      elf_section_data (finfo.dynsym_sec->output_section)
-	->this_hdr.sh_info = last_local + 1;
+      elf_section_data (finfo.dynsym_sec->output_section)->this_hdr.sh_info =
+	last_local + 1;
     }
 
   /* We get the global symbols from the hash table.  */