diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index ed2e016261..0a8d1c40c8 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-09-28  Jason Thorpe  <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
+
+	* elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_size_dynamic_section): Don't strip
+	.got sections.
+
 2002-09-28  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* elf.c (map_sections_to_segments): Correct test for start of
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-vax.c b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
index 64b2c40694..0d42b728f4 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-vax.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
@@ -1270,16 +1270,7 @@ elf_vax_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	      s->reloc_count = 0;
 	    }
 	}
-      else if (strncmp (name, ".got", 4) == 0)
-	{
-	  if (s->_raw_size == 0)
-	    {
-	      /* Strip this section if we don't need it; see the
-                 comment below.  */
-	      strip = true;
-	    }
-	}
-      else
+      else if (strncmp (name, ".got", 4) != 0)
 	{
 	  /* It's not one of our sections, so don't allocate space.  */
 	  continue;