diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 5dea352b44..50e76c2dea 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-03-20  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	PR 21266
+	* elf64-ppc.c (compare_symbols): Stabilize sort.
+
 2017-03-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* elf64-ppc.c (struct ppc_link_hash_table): Add
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index 1193c1f5d7..ae3903289a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -3188,7 +3188,7 @@ compare_symbols (const void *ap, const void *bp)
   if ((a->flags & BSF_DYNAMIC) == 0 && (b->flags & BSF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
     return 1;
 
-  return 0;
+  return a > b;
 }
 
 /* Search SYMS for a symbol of the given VALUE.  */