diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 06bdfe7fe9c..49e2e16d08e 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-04-30  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Dont make
+	STV_INTERNAL symbols STV_HIDDEN.
+
 2013-04-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_sections): Remove mark from
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 84ac1f24963..363abed0a26 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -573,7 +573,8 @@ bfd_elf_record_link_assignment (bfd *output_bfd,
   if (hidden)
     {
       bed = get_elf_backend_data (output_bfd);
-      h->other = (h->other & ~ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (-1)) | STV_HIDDEN;
+      if (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) != STV_INTERNAL)
+	h->other = (h->other & ~ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (-1)) | STV_HIDDEN;
       (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (info, h, TRUE);
     }