diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 81e6835169..c0b915b876 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-10-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	PR binutils/10763
+	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Declare plt
+	earlier.
+
 2009-10-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Revert previous patch.
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i386.c b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
index 9de1a6c7af..016e04611a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-i386.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
@@ -4251,13 +4251,15 @@ elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
 	    }
 	  else
 	    {
+	      asection *plt;
+
 	      if (!h->pointer_equality_needed)
 		abort ();
 
 	      /* For non-shared object, we can't use .got.plt, which
 		 contains the real function addres if we need pointer
 		 equality.  We load the GOT entry with the PLT entry.  */
-	      asection *plt = htab->elf.splt ? htab->elf.splt : htab->elf.iplt;
+	      plt = htab->elf.splt ? htab->elf.splt : htab->elf.iplt;
 	      bfd_put_32 (output_bfd,
 			  (plt->output_section->vma
 			   + plt->output_offset + h->plt.offset),