diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index b889b255e6..ed92ab4baf 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-12-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	* elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relax_section): Don't check relax_finalizing.
+
 2003-12-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* elfxx-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_relax_section): Use the
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-ppc.c b/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
index 8bbc26c487..4467eec5d9 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
@@ -1675,11 +1675,8 @@ ppc_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
 
   *again = FALSE;
 
-  /* Nothing to do if there are no relocations and no need for
-     the relax finalize pass.  */
-  if ((isec->flags & SEC_RELOC) == 0
-      || isec->reloc_count == 0
-      || link_info->relax_finalizing)
+  /* Nothing to do if there are no relocations.  */
+  if ((isec->flags & SEC_RELOC) == 0 || isec->reloc_count == 0)
     return TRUE;
 
   /* If needed, initialize this section's cooked size.  */