diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index f64897845c0a..d2cdaa9b64ad 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-11-12  Iain Sandoe  <iains@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR target/45233
+	* config/rs6000/rs6000.c (rs6000_legitimize_reload_address):
+	Only expand a symbol ref. into an access when the entity is defined
+	in the TU.
+
 2011-11-12  Jan Hubicka  <jh@suse.cz>
 
 	PR bootstrap/50822
diff --git a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
index 89b79abc2f3c..87c84d9844e6 100644
--- a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
+++ b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
@@ -6169,6 +6169,7 @@ rs6000_legitimize_reload_address (rtx x, enum machine_mode mode,
 #if TARGET_MACHO
       && DEFAULT_ABI == ABI_DARWIN
       && (flag_pic || MACHO_DYNAMIC_NO_PIC_P)
+      && machopic_symbol_defined_p (x)
 #else
       && DEFAULT_ABI == ABI_V4
       && !flag_pic