diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index c5539d487d..1dc63c1f87 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-01-14  J. Park  <grassman@gmail.com>
+
+	PR ld/12339
+	* ldlang.c (sort_def_symbol): Handle bfd_link_hash_warning symbols.
+
 2011-01-14  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* Makefile.am: Sort emulation rules.
diff --git a/ld/ldlang.c b/ld/ldlang.c
index c2a768ece3..7ffe760371 100644
--- a/ld/ldlang.c
+++ b/ld/ldlang.c
@@ -2089,6 +2089,9 @@ static bfd_boolean
 sort_def_symbol (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *hash_entry,
 		 void *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
+  if (hash_entry->type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+    hash_entry = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) hash_entry->u.i.link;
+
   if (hash_entry->type == bfd_link_hash_defined
       || hash_entry->type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
     {