diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 46dd7426a7b..bb2b59ee04b 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2014-11-05  Bernd Schmidt  <bernds@codesourcery.com>
 
+	* dbxout.c (dbxout_symbol): Don't call eliminate_regs on decls for
+	global vars.
+
 	* optabs.c (emit_indirect_jump): Test HAVE_indirect_jump and emit a
 	sorry if necessary.
 
diff --git a/gcc/dbxout.c b/gcc/dbxout.c
index b41096dd6f6..78ffb145bec 100644
--- a/gcc/dbxout.c
+++ b/gcc/dbxout.c
@@ -2897,7 +2897,8 @@ dbxout_symbol (tree decl, int local ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
       if (!decl_rtl)
 	DBXOUT_DECR_NESTING_AND_RETURN (0);
 
-      decl_rtl = eliminate_regs (decl_rtl, VOIDmode, NULL_RTX);
+      if (!is_global_var (decl))
+	decl_rtl = eliminate_regs (decl_rtl, VOIDmode, NULL_RTX);
 #ifdef LEAF_REG_REMAP
       if (crtl->uses_only_leaf_regs)
 	leaf_renumber_regs_insn (decl_rtl);