diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 1feb521bc4..9c6243c6d1 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-08-03  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>
+
+	* vms-alpha.c (evax_section_flags): Fix flags for absolute
+	section.  Remove useless parenthesis.
+
 2010-08-03  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>
 
 	* vms-lib.c (vms_lib_bread_raw): Change type of BUF argument.
diff --git a/bfd/vms-alpha.c b/bfd/vms-alpha.c
index b1cf82d3cc..fded151055 100644
--- a/bfd/vms-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/vms-alpha.c
@@ -939,60 +939,60 @@ struct sec_flags_struct
 static const struct sec_flags_struct evax_section_flags[] =
   {
     { EVAX_ABS_NAME,
-      (EGPS__V_SHR),
-      (SEC_DATA),
-      (EGPS__V_SHR),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD) },
+      EGPS__V_SHR,
+      0,
+      EGPS__V_SHR,
+      0 },
     { EVAX_CODE_NAME,
-      (EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_SHR | EGPS__V_EXE),
-      (SEC_CODE),
-      (EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_SHR | EGPS__V_EXE),
-      (SEC_CODE | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD) },
+      EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_SHR | EGPS__V_EXE,
+      SEC_CODE,
+      EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_SHR | EGPS__V_EXE,
+      SEC_CODE | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD },
     { EVAX_LITERAL_NAME,
-      (EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_SHR | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_NOMOD),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_READONLY),
-      (EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_SHR | EGPS__V_RD),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY | SEC_LOAD) },
+      EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_SHR | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_NOMOD,
+      SEC_DATA | SEC_READONLY,
+      EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_SHR | EGPS__V_RD,
+      SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY | SEC_LOAD },
     { EVAX_LINK_NAME,
-      (EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_READONLY),
-      (EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY | SEC_LOAD) },
+      EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD,
+      SEC_DATA | SEC_READONLY,
+      EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD,
+      SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY | SEC_LOAD },
     { EVAX_DATA_NAME,
-      (EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT | EGPS__V_NOMOD),
-      (SEC_DATA),
-      (EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD) },
+      EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT | EGPS__V_NOMOD,
+      SEC_DATA,
+      EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT,
+      SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD },
     { EVAX_BSS_NAME,
-      (EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT | EGPS__V_NOMOD),
-      (SEC_NO_FLAGS),
-      (EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT | EGPS__V_NOMOD),
-      (SEC_ALLOC) },
+      EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT | EGPS__V_NOMOD,
+      SEC_NO_FLAGS,
+      EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT | EGPS__V_NOMOD,
+      SEC_ALLOC },
     { EVAX_READONLYADDR_NAME,
-      (EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_READONLY),
-      (EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY | SEC_LOAD) },
+      EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD,
+      SEC_DATA | SEC_READONLY,
+      EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD,
+      SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY | SEC_LOAD },
     { EVAX_READONLY_NAME,
-      (EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_SHR | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_NOMOD),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_READONLY),
-      (EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_SHR | EGPS__V_RD),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY | SEC_LOAD) },
+      EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_SHR | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_NOMOD,
+      SEC_DATA | SEC_READONLY,
+      EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_SHR | EGPS__V_RD,
+      SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY | SEC_LOAD },
     { EVAX_LOCAL_NAME,
-      (EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT),
-      (SEC_DATA),
-      (EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD) },
+      EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT,
+      SEC_DATA,
+      EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT,
+      SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD },
     { EVAX_LITERALS_NAME,
-      (EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_OVR),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_READONLY),
-      (EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_OVR),
-      (SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY | SEC_LOAD) },
+      EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_OVR,
+      SEC_DATA | SEC_READONLY,
+      EGPS__V_PIC | EGPS__V_OVR,
+      SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY | SEC_LOAD },
     { NULL,
-      (EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT),
-      (SEC_DATA),
-      (EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT),
-      (SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD) }
+      EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT,
+      SEC_DATA,
+      EGPS__V_REL | EGPS__V_RD | EGPS__V_WRT,
+      SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_DATA | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD }
   };
 
 /* Retrieve BFD section flags by name and size.  */