diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index b57908085e..8b73e68d3e 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Thu Mar 18 11:57:49 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 
+	* xcoffexec.c (exec_close): Don't close exec_bfd twice.
+
 	* xcoffread.c (enter_line_range): endaddr is exclusive, not inclusive.
 
 Wed Mar 17 09:46:31 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
diff --git a/gdb/xcoffexec.c b/gdb/xcoffexec.c
index db658e0308..7a57f9c854 100644
--- a/gdb/xcoffexec.c
+++ b/gdb/xcoffexec.c
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ exec_close(quitting)
   
   vmap = 0;
 
-  if (exec_bfd) {
-    bfd_close (exec_bfd);
-    exec_bfd = NULL;
-  }
+  /* exec_bfd was already closed (the exec file has a vmap entry).  */
+  exec_bfd = NULL;
+
   if (exec_ops.to_sections) {
     free (exec_ops.to_sections);
     exec_ops.to_sections = NULL;