diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index d8cbef1bd1..0783242758 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2019-06-25  Jan Beulich  <jbeulich@suse.com>
+
+	* elf-properties.c (elf_find_and_remove_property): Rename last
+	parameter. Mention it in comment.
+
 2019-06-24  Ilia Diachkov  <ilia.diachkov@optimitech.com>
 
 	* elfnn-riscv.c (_bfd_riscv_relax_lui): Delete early exit when
diff --git a/bfd/elf-properties.c b/bfd/elf-properties.c
index a297c9c5c2..198eece084 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-properties.c
+++ b/bfd/elf-properties.c
@@ -236,12 +236,12 @@ elf_merge_gnu_properties (struct bfd_link_info *info, bfd *abfd, bfd *bbfd,
   return FALSE;
 }
 
-/* Return the property of TYPE on *LISTP and remove it from *LISTP.
-   Return NULL if not found.  */
+/* Return the property of TYPE on *LISTP and remove it from *LISTP if RM is
+   true.  Return NULL if not found.  */
 
 static elf_property *
 elf_find_and_remove_property (elf_property_list **listp,
-			      unsigned int type, bfd_boolean remove)
+			      unsigned int type, bfd_boolean rm)
 {
   elf_property_list *list;
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ elf_find_and_remove_property (elf_property_list **listp,
       if (type == list->property.pr_type)
 	{
 	  /* Remove this property.  */
-	  if (remove)
+	  if (rm)
 	    *listp = list->next;
 	  return &list->property;
 	}