diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index e0a3e6106a..7ac8782598 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-10-20  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
+
+	* plugin.c (get_symbols): Check symbol type correctly.
+
 2010-10-15  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
 
 	* configure.in: If <dlfcn.h> can't be found, try for <Windows.h>
diff --git a/ld/plugin.c b/ld/plugin.c
index c1961c54f4..efc520f707 100644
--- a/ld/plugin.c
+++ b/ld/plugin.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ get_symbols (const void *handle, int nsyms, struct ld_plugin_symbol *syms)
       if (syms[n].def == LDPK_UNDEF || syms[n].def == LDPK_WEAKUNDEF
 	  || syms[n].def == LDPK_COMMON)
 	{
-	  asection *owner_sec = (syms[n].def == LDPK_COMMON)
+	  asection *owner_sec = (blhe->type == bfd_link_hash_common)
 				? blhe->u.c.p->section
 				: blhe->u.def.section;
 	  if (owner_sec->owner == link_info.output_bfd)