diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index fb0e26e85e3..a1a56783608 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-06-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* ldlang.c (section_already_linked): Call bfd_discard_group.  Typo fix.
+
 2002-06-02  Marek Michalkiewicz  <marekm@amelek.gda.pl>
 
 	* scripttempl/avr.sc: Changes to support current GCC and avr-libc,
diff --git a/ld/ldlang.c b/ld/ldlang.c
index c3761ba1686..6346a747b13 100644
--- a/ld/ldlang.c
+++ b/ld/ldlang.c
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ section_already_linked (abfd, sec, data)
      of having link once sections in the first place.
 
      Also, not merging link once sections in a relocatable link
-     causes trouble for MIPS ELF, which relies in link once semantics
+     causes trouble for MIPS ELF, which relies on link once semantics
      to handle the .reginfo section correctly.  */
 
   name = bfd_get_section_name (abfd, sec);
@@ -1039,6 +1039,9 @@ section_already_linked (abfd, sec, data)
 	     section.  */
 	  sec->output_section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
 
+	  if (flags & SEC_GROUP)
+	    bfd_discard_group (abfd, sec);
+
 	  return;
 	}
     }