diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 0b8f40579a..1d430e35df 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-12-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	PR ld/11088
+	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_gc_sweep_hook): Don't abort if symbol
+	hiding has nulled out plt.plist.
+
 2009-12-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* opncls.c (bfd_opnr_iovec): Replace _XXX with XXX_P in
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@
 
 2009-12-11  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>
 
-	* som.c (bfd_som_set_subsection_attributes) 
+	* som.c (bfd_som_set_subsection_attributes)
 	(bfd_section_from_som_symbol, som_reloc_queue_fix): Fix shadowed
 	variable warnings.
 	* cache.c (close_one): Likewise.
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index a181c28276..cb8ded137d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -5864,9 +5864,7 @@ ppc64_elf_gc_sweep_hook (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	      for (ent = h->plt.plist; ent != NULL; ent = ent->next)
 		if (ent->addend == rel->r_addend)
 		  break;
-	      if (ent == NULL)
-		abort ();
-	      if (ent->plt.refcount > 0)
+	      if (ent != NULL && ent->plt.refcount > 0)
 		ent->plt.refcount -= 1;
 	    }
 	  break;