diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index d755313e72..4dc7bf3559 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2002-02-25  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_check_relocs): Warning fix.
+	(ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Don't generate power4 style branch
+	hints for *_BRTAKEN and *_BRNTAKEN relocs.
+
 2002-02-22  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
 
 	* elf64-sh64.c (sh_elf64_relocate_section): Fix a typo from my
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index fe46bd53ea..2e5933a7e1 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -2291,6 +2291,7 @@ ppc64_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	  break;
 
 	default:
+	  break;
 	}
     }
 
@@ -3631,6 +3632,8 @@ ppc64_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
   bfd_vma TOCstart;
   boolean ret = true;
   boolean is_opd;
+  /* Disabled until we sort out how ld should choose 'y' vs 'at'.  */
+  boolean is_power4 = false;
 
   /* Initialize howto table if needed.  */
   if (!ppc64_elf_howto_table[R_PPC64_ADDR32])
@@ -3760,22 +3763,31 @@ ppc64_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	  /* Branch taken prediction relocations.  */
 	case R_PPC64_ADDR14_BRTAKEN:
 	case R_PPC64_REL14_BRTAKEN:
-	  insn = 0x01 << 21; /* Set 't' bit, lowest bit of BO field. */
+	  insn = 0x01 << 21; /* 'y' or 't' bit, lowest bit of BO field. */
 	  /* Fall thru. */
 
 	  /* Branch not taken prediction relocations.  */
 	case R_PPC64_ADDR14_BRNTAKEN:
 	case R_PPC64_REL14_BRNTAKEN:
 	  insn |= bfd_get_32 (output_bfd, contents + offset) & ~(0x01 << 21);
-	  /* Set 'a' bit.  This is 0b00010 in BO field for branch on CR(BI)
-	     insns (BO == 001at or 011at), and 0b01000 for branch on CTR
-	     insns (BO == 1a00t or 1a01t).  */
-	  if ((insn & (0x14 << 21)) == (0x04 << 21))
-	    insn |= 0x02 << 21;
-	  else if ((insn & (0x14 << 21)) == (0x10 << 21))
-	    insn |= 0x08 << 21;
+	  if (is_power4)
+	    {
+	      /* Set 'a' bit.  This is 0b00010 in BO field for branch
+		 on CR(BI) insns (BO == 001at or 011at), and 0b01000
+		 for branch on CTR insns (BO == 1a00t or 1a01t).  */
+	      if ((insn & (0x14 << 21)) == (0x04 << 21))
+		insn |= 0x02 << 21;
+	      else if ((insn & (0x14 << 21)) == (0x10 << 21))
+		insn |= 0x08 << 21;
+	      else
+		break;
+	    }
 	  else
-	    break;
+	    {
+	      /* Invert 'y' bit if not the default.  */
+	      if ((bfd_signed_vma) (relocation - offset) < 0)
+		insn ^= 0x01 << 21;
+	    }
 
 	  bfd_put_32 (output_bfd, (bfd_vma) insn, contents + offset);
 	  break;