diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 09b9c7de1e..a3c1faf16a 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-12-07  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* ldlang.c (init_os): Ensure sections mentioned in load_base
+	are initialized.
+
 2002-12-05  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan): Set
diff --git a/ld/ldlang.c b/ld/ldlang.c
index c2a11627a3..66b4b13e20 100644
--- a/ld/ldlang.c
+++ b/ld/ldlang.c
@@ -912,6 +912,9 @@ init_os (s)
      mention are initialized.  */
   if (s->addr_tree != NULL)
     exp_init_os (s->addr_tree);
+
+  if (s->load_base != NULL)
+    exp_init_os (s->load_base);
 }
 
 /* Make sure that all output sections mentioned in an expression are