diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 249b3395c11..32cb609a5f0 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2002-11-08  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
-	* targets.c (_bfd_target_vector): Disable pef_vec and pef_xlib_vec.
+	* targets.c (_bfd_target_vector): Disable pef_vec, pef_xlib_vec
+	and sym_vec.
 
 	* dwarf2.c: Revert last change.
 
diff --git a/bfd/targets.c b/bfd/targets.c
index d54c1f382ac..6f744714539 100644
--- a/bfd/targets.c
+++ b/bfd/targets.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,10 @@ static const bfd_target * const _bfd_target_vector[] = {
 	&sparclynx_coff_vec,
 	&sparcnetbsd_vec,
 	&sunos_big_vec,
+#if 0
+	/* bfd_sym_object_p is broken.  */
 	&sym_vec,
+#endif
 	&tic30_aout_vec,
 	&tic30_coff_vec,
 	&tic54x_coff0_beh_vec,