diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index b126fd7ff7..599f5f0b7a 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-11-29  "Peter.Schauer" <Peter.Schauer@regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de>
+
+	* elf.c (elfcore_grok_prstatus): Do not overwite the core signal
+	if it has already been set by another thread.
+
 2001-11-28  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
 
 	* elf64-alpha.c (ALPHA_ELF_GOT_ENTRY_RELOCS_XLATED): Defined.
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 51ae3dbdbf..81923d176d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -5753,7 +5753,10 @@ elfcore_grok_prstatus (abfd, note)
       offset   = offsetof (prstatus_t, pr_reg);
       memcpy (&prstat, note->descdata, sizeof (prstat));
 
-      elf_tdata (abfd)->core_signal = prstat.pr_cursig;
+      /* Do not overwrite the core signal if it
+	 has already been set by another thread.  */
+      if (elf_tdata (abfd)->core_signal == 0)
+	elf_tdata (abfd)->core_signal = prstat.pr_cursig;
       elf_tdata (abfd)->core_pid = prstat.pr_pid;
 
       /* pr_who exists on:
@@ -5776,7 +5779,10 @@ elfcore_grok_prstatus (abfd, note)
       offset   = offsetof (prstatus32_t, pr_reg);
       memcpy (&prstat, note->descdata, sizeof (prstat));
 
-      elf_tdata (abfd)->core_signal = prstat.pr_cursig;
+      /* Do not overwrite the core signal if it
+	 has already been set by another thread.  */
+      if (elf_tdata (abfd)->core_signal == 0)
+	elf_tdata (abfd)->core_signal = prstat.pr_cursig;
       elf_tdata (abfd)->core_pid = prstat.pr_pid;
 
       /* pr_who exists on: