diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 35aae25301..596c57764e 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-11-15  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
+
+	PR binutils/12177
+	* elf32-bfin.c (_bfin_create_got_section): Drop unused flags code.
+
 2010-11-12  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* archive.c (_bfd_get_elt_at_filepos): Copy BFD_COMPRESS and
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-bfin.c b/bfd/elf32-bfin.c
index 237391b201..38f31e4f5a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-bfin.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-bfin.c
@@ -3442,14 +3442,8 @@ _bfin_create_got_section (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	return FALSE;
 
       bfinfdpic_gotfixup_section (info) = s;
-      flags = BSF_GLOBAL;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      flags = BSF_GLOBAL | BSF_WEAK;
     }
 
-  flags = pltflags;
   pltflags |= SEC_CODE;
   if (bed->plt_not_loaded)
     pltflags &= ~ (SEC_CODE | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS);