diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index c8b457e2fc..2018e20bfc 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-09-20  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* read.c (pseudo_set): Set segment of expression syms to expr_section.
+
 2005-09-14  Jan Beulich  <jbeulich@novell.com>
 
 	* config/tc-i386.c (tc_x86_regname_to_dw2regnum): Add selector
diff --git a/gas/read.c b/gas/read.c
index 4db278cbbb..2d0404ffb8 100644
--- a/gas/read.c
+++ b/gas/read.c
@@ -3262,9 +3262,8 @@ pseudo_set (symbolS *symbolP)
       /* Fall thru */
 
     default:
-      /* The value is some complex expression.
-	 Set segment and frag back to that of a newly created symbol.  */
-      S_SET_SEGMENT (symbolP, undefined_section);
+      /* The value is some complex expression.  */
+      S_SET_SEGMENT (symbolP, expr_section);
       symbol_set_value_expression (symbolP, &exp);
       set_zero_frag (symbolP);
       break;