diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 0052fe51b95..523fe170e78 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-09-07  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	PR ld/13131
+	* bfd/elf64-ppc.c (adjust_toc_syms): Ensure ppc64_elf_howto_table
+	is initialized.
+
 2011-09-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	PR ld/13131
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index 8c14c0cd6ba..5992f0824c7 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -8382,6 +8382,8 @@ ppc64_elf_edit_toc (struct bfd_link_info *info)
 			  break;
 
 			default:
+			  if (!ppc64_elf_howto_table[R_PPC64_ADDR32])
+			    ppc_howto_init ();
 			  info->callbacks->einfo
 			    (_("%P: %H: %s relocation references "
 			       "optimized away TOC entry\n"),