diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 3562ae34e5c..1ca2af1a6f5 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-08-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Mark .dynbss with
+	SEC_LINKER_CREATED.
+
 2003-08-05  Daniel Jacobowitz  <drow@mvista.com>
 
 	* elf32-arm.h (WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL): Define.
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index cb6b0b2ba1f..740f5d85051 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ _bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	 section into the .bss section of the final image.  */
       s = bfd_make_section (abfd, ".dynbss");
       if (s == NULL
-	  || ! bfd_set_section_flags (abfd, s, SEC_ALLOC))
+	  || ! bfd_set_section_flags (abfd, s, SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED))
 	return FALSE;
 
       /* The .rel[a].bss section holds copy relocs.  This section is not