diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index dfbf47ac384..8377e1128ab 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-11-19  Nix  <nix@esperi.org.uk>
+
+	* elf.c (swap_out_syms) [USE_STT_COMMON]: Fix syntax error.
+
 2008-11-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	PR 7027
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 4525faab3b4..70ed7656d0b 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -6460,9 +6460,8 @@ Unable to find equivalent output section for symbol '%s' from section '%s'"),
 	  if (type == STT_OBJECT)
 	    sym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (STB_GLOBAL, STT_COMMON);
 	  else
-#else
-	    sym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (STB_GLOBAL, type);
 #endif
+	    sym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (STB_GLOBAL, type);
 	}
       else if (bfd_is_und_section (syms[idx]->section))
 	sym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (((flags & BSF_WEAK)