diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 683a88bd630..3ba259bd80d 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-10-03  David Heine  <dlheine@tensilica.com>
+
+	* elf32-xtensa.c (relocations_reach): Skip range check for
+	absolute literals.
+
 2005-10-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_get_synthetic_symtab): Set BSF_GLOBAL on
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c b/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
index fc235deeb53..e565942bff5 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
@@ -7462,6 +7462,11 @@ relocations_reach (source_reloc *reloc,
 	  != sec->output_section)
 	return FALSE;
 
+      /* Absolute literals in the same output section can always be
+	 combined.  */
+      if (reloc[i].is_abs_literal)
+	continue;
+
       /* A literal with no PC-relative relocations can be moved anywhere.  */
       if (reloc[i].opnd != -1)
 	{