diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 090ba17f57..97e3785402 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-07-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cygnus.com>
+
+	* config/tc-v850.c (v850_comm): Use symbol_get_obj() ratehr than
+	accessing symbolP directly.
+
 Tue Jul  6 10:41:42 1999  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)
 
 	* config/tc-hppa.h (tc_frob_symbol): Always punt "$global$" symbol
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-v850.c b/gas/config/tc-v850.c
index 7d4a91f122..c8d308c7fa 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-v850.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-v850.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ v850_comm (area)
 	    }
 	}
       
-      if (symbolP->local)
+      if (symbol_get_obj (symbolP)->local)
 	{
 	  segT   old_sec;
 	  int    old_subsec;
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ v850_comm (area)
 	      break;
 
 	    default:
-	      abort();
+	      abort ();
 	    }
 	  
 	  symbol_set_frag (symbolP, frag_now);