diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 824ab6aa14..eea801a25b 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-11-12  Anthony Green  <green@redhat.com>
+
+	* emulparams/armelf.sh (DATA_START_SYMBOLS): New symbol.
+
 2001-11-12  Alfred M. Szmidt  <ams@kemisten.nu>
 
 	* Makefile.am (GENSCRIPTS): Quote ${exec_prefix}.
diff --git a/ld/emulparams/armelf.sh b/ld/emulparams/armelf.sh
index 338b9ceb2e..697bf90821 100644
--- a/ld/emulparams/armelf.sh
+++ b/ld/emulparams/armelf.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ OTHER_TEXT_SECTIONS='*(.glue_7t) *(.glue_7)'
 OTHER_BSS_SYMBOLS='__bss_start__ = .;'
 OTHER_BSS_END_SYMBOLS='_bss_end__ = . ; __bss_end__ = . ; __end__ = . ;'
 
+DATA_START_SYMBOLS='__data_start = . ;';
+
 GENERATE_SHLIB_SCRIPT=yes
 
 ARCH=arm