diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 30754504ba..d6596a00a2 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-11-09  Philip Blundell  <pb@futuretv.com>
+
+	* section.c (STD_SECTION): Set gc_mark flag.
+
 2000-11-11  Kazu Hirata  <kazu@hxi.com>
 
 	* coff-i960.c: Likewise.
diff --git a/bfd/section.c b/bfd/section.c
index 38683fccc3..13e259e9b3 100644
--- a/bfd/section.c
+++ b/bfd/section.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static const asymbol global_syms[] =
     { NAME,  IDX, 0,     NULL, FLAGS, 0,            0,			\
 									\
     /* linker_mark, gc_mark, segment_mark, vma, lma, _cooked_size,   */	\
-       0,           0,       0,            0,   0,   0,            	\
+       0,           1,       0,            0,   0,   0,            	\
 									\
     /* _raw_size, output_offset, output_section,    alignment_power, */ \
        0,         0,           (struct sec *) &SEC, 0,			\