diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index e6c03c8fd4..6372a53463 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-01-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* ldlang.c (IGNORE_SECTION): Don't ignore SEC_ALLOC && !SEC_LOAD
+	sections.  Do ignore SEC_NEVER_LOAD sections.
+	(lang_size_sections_1): Remove test made redundant with the above.
+
 2004-01-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* emultempl/ppc64elf.em (ppc_before_allocation): Clear cached
diff --git a/ld/ldlang.c b/ld/ldlang.c
index 55714c9766..5a832b1ced 100644
--- a/ld/ldlang.c
+++ b/ld/ldlang.c
@@ -2762,8 +2762,8 @@ size_input_section (lang_statement_union_type **this_ptr,
 }
 
 #define IGNORE_SECTION(bfd, s) \
-  (((bfd_get_section_flags (bfd, s) & (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD))	\
-    != (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD))					\
+  (((bfd_get_section_flags (bfd, s) & (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_NEVER_LOAD))	\
+    != SEC_ALLOC)							\
    || bfd_section_size (bfd, s) == 0)
 
 /* Check to see if any allocated sections overlap with other allocated
@@ -2930,8 +2930,6 @@ lang_size_sections_1
 		       region, and some non default memory regions were
 		       defined, issue an error message.  */
 		    if (!IGNORE_SECTION (output_bfd, os->bfd_section)
-			&& (bfd_get_section_flags (output_bfd, os->bfd_section)
-			    & SEC_NEVER_LOAD) == 0
 			&& ! link_info.relocatable
 			&& check_regions
 			&& strcmp (os->region->name, DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION) == 0