diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index fb0460ccef..89522999b6 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2002-11-14  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@bitrange.com>
+
+	* elf64-mmix.c (_bfd_mmix_finalize_linker_allocated_gregs):
+	For bpo_gregs_section->contents, allocate _raw_size, not
+	_cooked_size.
+
 2002-11-13  Klee Dienes  <kdienes@apple.com>
 
 	* config.bfd: Add entries for powerpc-*-darwin and cousins.
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-mmix.c b/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
index 8b76f34e03..939d12f7b3 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
@@ -2170,8 +2170,11 @@ _bfd_mmix_finalize_linker_allocated_gregs (abfd, link_info)
 
   n_gregs = gregdata->n_allocated_bpo_gregs;
 
+  /* We need to have a _raw_size contents even though there's only
+     _cooked_size worth of data, since the generic relocation machinery
+     will allocate and copy that much temporarily.  */
   bpo_gregs_section->contents
-    = contents = bfd_alloc (bpo_greg_owner, bpo_gregs_section->_cooked_size);
+    = contents = bfd_alloc (bpo_greg_owner, bpo_gregs_section->_raw_size);
   if (contents == NULL)
     return false;