diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 6c7f1e5bb3d..c7a8b25e927 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-01-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* coff-arm.c (LOCAL_LABEL_PREFIX): Change defintion to "".
+
 2001-01-07  Philip Blundell  <philb@gnu.org>
 
 	* README: Replace `bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org' with
diff --git a/bfd/coff-arm.c b/bfd/coff-arm.c
index c1cf1859890..14c63657af2 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-arm.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-arm.c
@@ -2435,8 +2435,8 @@ coff_arm_copy_private_bfd_data (src, dest)
 }
 
 /* Note:  the definitions here of LOCAL_LABEL_PREFIX and USER_LABEL_PREIFX
- *must* match the definitions in gcc/config/arm/coff.h and semi.h */
-#define LOCAL_LABEL_PREFIX "."
+   *must* match the definitions in gcc/config/arm/{coff|semi|aout}.h.  */
+#define LOCAL_LABEL_PREFIX ""
 #ifndef USER_LABEL_PREFIX
 #define USER_LABEL_PREFIX "_"
 #endif