diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 07bb7bf47e..a14a25fa07 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-07-24  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* symfile.c (symbol_file_add): Don't open BFD twice.
+
 2012-07-24  Marc Khouzam  <marc.khouzam@ericsson.com>
 
 	* breakpoint.c (create_breakpoint): Store condition for pending
diff --git a/gdb/symfile.c b/gdb/symfile.c
index 7a913e97a9..95ed480ff6 100644
--- a/gdb/symfile.c
+++ b/gdb/symfile.c
@@ -1208,8 +1208,7 @@ symbol_file_add (char *name, int add_flags, struct section_addr_info *addrs,
   struct cleanup *cleanup = make_cleanup_bfd_unref (bfd);
   struct objfile *objf;
 
-  objf = symbol_file_add_from_bfd (symfile_bfd_open (name), add_flags, addrs,
-                                   flags, NULL);
+  objf = symbol_file_add_from_bfd (bfd, add_flags, addrs, flags, NULL);
   do_cleanups (cleanup);
   return objf;
 }