diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 8564e7fdae..1a623ad9dd 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2001-05-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@one.net.au>
 
+	* write.c (relax_segment <rs_space>): Check the section of a
+	symbol to determine whether it is absolute rather than comparing
+	its frag against zero_address_frag as listings play tricks with
+	frags.
+
 	* config/tc-m68k.c (md_assemble): Ensure variable part of frag is
 	allocated in the same chunk as the fixed part.
 
diff --git a/gas/write.c b/gas/write.c
index 4ca8a253ef..ff63836e09 100644
--- a/gas/write.c
+++ b/gas/write.c
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@ relax_segment (segment_frag_root, segment)
 		    offsetT amount;
 
 		    amount = S_GET_VALUE (symbolP);
-		    if (symbol_get_frag (symbolP) != &zero_address_frag
+		    if (S_GET_SEGMENT (symbolP) != absolute_section
 			|| S_IS_COMMON (symbolP)
 			|| ! S_IS_DEFINED (symbolP))
 		      {