diff --git a/bfd/elf32-xgate.c b/bfd/elf32-xgate.c
index bd5ebc476d..bd62438eff 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-xgate.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-xgate.c
@@ -529,12 +529,15 @@ stub_hash_newfunc (struct bfd_hash_entry *entry,
 bfd_boolean
 elf32_xgate_add_symbol_hook (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			     struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-			     Elf_Internal_Sym *sym ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			     Elf_Internal_Sym *sym,
 			     const char **namep ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			     flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			     asection **secp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			     bfd_vma *valp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
+  /* For some reason the st_target_internal value is not retained
+     after xgate_frob_symbol is called, hence this temp hack.  */
+  sym->st_target_internal = 1;
   return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-xgate.c b/gas/config/tc-xgate.c
index 29089c9570..84bac42ec9 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-xgate.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-xgate.c
@@ -1410,3 +1410,24 @@ xgate_find_match (struct xgate_opcode_handle *opcode_handle,
 
   return NULL;
 }
+
+/* Because we are dealing with two different core that view the system
+   memory with different offsets, we must differentiate what core a
+   symbol belongs to, in order for the linker to cross-link.  */
+
+int
+xgate_frob_symbol (symbolS *sym)
+{
+  asymbol *bfdsym;
+  elf_symbol_type *elfsym;
+
+  bfdsym = symbol_get_bfdsym (sym);
+  elfsym = elf_symbol_from (bfd_asymbol_bfd (bfdsym), bfdsym);
+
+  gas_assert(elfsym);
+
+  /* Mark the symbol as being *from XGATE  */
+  elfsym->internal_elf_sym.st_target_internal = 1;
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-xgate.h b/gas/config/tc-xgate.h
index 7f414e5831..04349a7e3e 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-xgate.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-xgate.h
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ extern int tc_xgate_fix_adjustable (struct fix *);
 #define elf_tc_final_processing	xgate_elf_final_processing
 extern void xgate_elf_final_processing (void);
 
+/* Mark the symbol as being from XGATE.  */
+#define tc_frob_symbol(sym, punt) punt = xgate_frob_symbol (sym)
+extern int xgate_frob_symbol (symbolS *);
+
 #if 0
 #define tc_print_statistics(FILE) xgate_print_statistics (FILE)
 extern void xgate_print_statistics (FILE *);