diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 82dec22525..9eb947c425 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 2005-04-25  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
+	PR872
+	* objcopy.c (copy_archive): Initialise 'obfd' field of new
+	name_list structure.
+	
 	* objcopy.c (copy_usage): Fix description of -K switch.
+
 	* doc/binutils.texi (strip, objcopy): Fix description of -K
 	switch.
 
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index 76e1b832aa..dfaa1bcaf6 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -1627,6 +1627,7 @@ copy_archive (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd, const char *output_target)
       l = xmalloc (sizeof (struct name_list));
       l->name = output_name;
       l->next = list;
+      l->obfd = NULL;
       list = l;
 
       if (output_bfd == NULL)