diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index c87895d4dd..b4881a8f0f 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Fri Oct  6 12:24:47 1995  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>
 
 Fri Oct  6 12:04:02 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
 
+	* coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): On AIX, clear F_RELFLG
+	if there are symbols, for native AIX ld compatibility.
+
 	* coffcode.h (bfd_coff_backend_data): Add new field
 	_bfd_coff_pointerize_aux_hook.
 	(coff_pointerize_aux_hook): Define as a function if RS6000COFF_C
diff --git a/bfd/coffcode.h b/bfd/coffcode.h
index 327d57590a..152f6f1bae 100644
--- a/bfd/coffcode.h
+++ b/bfd/coffcode.h
@@ -2072,7 +2072,14 @@ coff_write_object_contents (abfd)
      backend linker, and obj_raw_syment_count is not valid until after
      coff_write_symbols is called.  */
   if (obj_raw_syment_count (abfd) != 0)
-    internal_f.f_symptr = sym_base;
+    {
+      internal_f.f_symptr = sym_base;
+#ifdef RS6000COFF_C
+      /* AIX appears to require that F_RELFLG not be set if there are
+         local symbols but no relocations.  */
+      internal_f.f_flags &=~ F_RELFLG;
+#endif
+    }
   else
     {
       internal_f.f_symptr = 0;