diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index fb616b9427..28c6218e08 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-10-08  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@bitrange.com>
+
+	* ldexp.c (fold_name) <case DEFINED>: Set section of result to
+	abs_output_section.
+
 2003-10-07  Bob Wilson  <bob.wilson@acm.org>
 
 	* emulparams/elf32xtensa.sh (OTHER_READONLY_SECTIONS,
diff --git a/ld/ldexp.c b/ld/ldexp.c
index ce57790632..cce0cdfc6d 100644
--- a/ld/ldexp.c
+++ b/ld/ldexp.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ fold_name (etree_type *tree,
 			  && (h->type == bfd_link_hash_defined
 			      || h->type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
 			      || h->type == bfd_link_hash_common));
-	  result.section = 0;
+	  result.section = abs_output_section;
 	  result.valid_p = TRUE;
 	}
       break;