diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 11df5050e4..16ee460c87 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-07-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* scripttempl/elf.sc (.gcc_except_table): Don't KEEP.
+
 2005-06-30  Ben Elliston  <bje@gnu.org>
 
 	* Makefile.am (check-DEJAGNU): Don't search for expect.
diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc b/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
index 1c22141e77..2d92e3a4c0 100644
--- a/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ cat <<EOF
   ${OTHER_READONLY_SECTIONS}
   .eh_frame_hdr : { *(.eh_frame_hdr) }
   .eh_frame     ${RELOCATING-0} : ONLY_IF_RO { KEEP (*(.eh_frame)) }
-  .gcc_except_table ${RELOCATING-0} : ONLY_IF_RO { KEEP (*(.gcc_except_table)) *(.gcc_except_table.*) }
+  .gcc_except_table ${RELOCATING-0} : ONLY_IF_RO { *(.gcc_except_table .gcc_except_table.*) }
 
   /* Adjust the address for the data segment.  We want to adjust up to
      the same address within the page on the next page up.  */
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ cat <<EOF
 
   /* Exception handling  */
   .eh_frame     ${RELOCATING-0} : ONLY_IF_RW { KEEP (*(.eh_frame)) }
-  .gcc_except_table ${RELOCATING-0} : ONLY_IF_RW { KEEP (*(.gcc_except_table)) *(.gcc_except_table.*) }
+  .gcc_except_table ${RELOCATING-0} : ONLY_IF_RW { *(.gcc_except_table .gcc_except_table.*) }
 
   /* Thread Local Storage sections  */
   .tdata	${RELOCATING-0} : { *(.tdata${RELOCATING+ .tdata.* .gnu.linkonce.td.*}) }