diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 4b9ba37d30..35b4ce8966 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-10-11  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
+
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_output_relocs): Delete unused variable
+	"output_rel_hdr".
+
 2010-10-09  John Tytgat  <john@bass-software.com>
 
 	* reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_ARM_HVC): Add.
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index cda897ebd8..41fba17f10 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -2341,14 +2341,12 @@ _bfd_elf_link_output_relocs (bfd *output_bfd,
   Elf_Internal_Rela *irelaend;
   bfd_byte *erel;
   struct bfd_elf_section_reloc_data *output_reldata;
-  Elf_Internal_Shdr *output_rel_hdr;
   asection *output_section;
   const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
   void (*swap_out) (bfd *, const Elf_Internal_Rela *, bfd_byte *);
   struct bfd_elf_section_data *esdo;
 
   output_section = input_section->output_section;
-  output_rel_hdr = NULL;
 
   bed = get_elf_backend_data (output_bfd);
   esdo = elf_section_data (output_section);