diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 23479d9afd..7f208b40c9 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Tue Jul 30 14:46:42 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
 
+	* ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Add the section VMA to the result
+	value when computing the address of a section.
+
 	* ld.h (args_type): Add cref field.
 	* lexsup.c (parse_args): Set command_line.cref.
 	* ldmain.c (main): Check command_line.cref rather than
diff --git a/ld/ldlang.c b/ld/ldlang.c
index 94f58f9a56..ae844beb5c 100644
--- a/ld/ldlang.c
+++ b/ld/ldlang.c
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@ lang_size_sections (s, output_section_statement, prev, fill, dot, relax)
 	     einfo ("%F%S: non constant address expression for section %s\n",
 		    os->name);
 	   }
-	   dot = r.value;
+	   dot = r.value + r.section->bfd_section->vma;
 	 }
 	 /* The section starts here */
 	 /* First, align to what the section needs */