diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index dacc5da1980..1804208058f 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2006-01-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
+	* objcopy.c (copy_object): Fix thinko.
+
 	* objcopy.c (copy_object): Set isympp and osympp to NULL after free.
 
 2006-01-09  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>:
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index 410498c8d85..2ab3d06bff3 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -1281,16 +1281,13 @@ copy_object (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd)
     }
 
   if (isympp)
-    {
-      free (isympp);
-      isympp = NULL;
-    }
+    free (isympp);
 
   if (osympp != isympp)
-    {
-      free (osympp);
-      osympp = NULL;
-    }
+    free (osympp);
+
+  isympp = NULL;
+  osympp = NULL;
 
   /* BFD mandates that all output sections be created and sizes set before
      any output is done.  Thus, we traverse all sections multiple times.  */