diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index e9d27c7b4a..e7d0e94e2d 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-08-07  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_check_relocs): Avoid strict
+	aliasing error.
+
 2009-08-06  Michael Eager <eager@eagercon.com>
 
 	* Makefile.am: Add cpu-microblaze.{lo,c}, elf32-microblaze.{lo,c}.
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-microblaze.c b/bfd/elf32-microblaze.c
index 5b1a71b4b2..c975e76800 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-microblaze.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-microblaze.c
@@ -2121,6 +2121,7 @@ microblaze_elf_check_relocs (bfd * abfd,
 
 		    asection *s;
 		    Elf_Internal_Sym *isym;
+		    void *vpp;
 
 		    isym = bfd_sym_from_r_symndx (&htab->sym_sec,
 						  abfd, r_symndx);
@@ -2131,8 +2132,8 @@ microblaze_elf_check_relocs (bfd * abfd,
 		    if (s == NULL)
 		      return FALSE;
 
-		    head = ((struct elf32_mb_dyn_relocs **)
-			    &elf_section_data (s)->local_dynrel);
+		    vpp = &elf_section_data (s)->local_dynrel;
+		    head = (struct elf32_mb_dyn_relocs **) vpp;
 		  }
 
 		p = *head;