diff --git a/bfd/coffcode.h b/bfd/coffcode.h
index 84269bd1cc..eadb8984be 100644
--- a/bfd/coffcode.h
+++ b/bfd/coffcode.h
@@ -3014,7 +3014,7 @@ coff_compute_section_file_positions (abfd)
 	else
 	  current->target_index = target_index++;
       }
-    abfd->section_tail = &current->next
+    abfd->section_tail = &current->next;
 
     free (section_list);
   }