diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index e9381c1fe4..2c7c2193fc 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-11-19  Jan Beulich  <jbeulich@novell.com>
+
+	* read.c (pseudo_set): Also call copy_symbol_attributes() for
+	undefined target symbol.
+
 2009-11-18  Sebastian Pop  <sebastian.pop@amd.com>
 
 	* config/tc-i386.c (cpu_arch): Remove cvt16.
diff --git a/gas/read.c b/gas/read.c
index 45e95f62ba..fb9fd290f9 100644
--- a/gas/read.c
+++ b/gas/read.c
@@ -3750,6 +3750,7 @@ pseudo_set (symbolS *symbolP)
 	}
       S_SET_SEGMENT (symbolP, undefined_section);
       symbol_set_value_expression (symbolP, &exp);
+      copy_symbol_attributes (symbolP, exp.X_add_symbol);
       set_zero_frag (symbolP);
       break;