diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 71a63f0f0e..63814faa07 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-09-08  Daniel Jacobowitz  <dan@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* dwarf2read.c (read_func_scope, read_structure_type)
+	(read_common_block): Check for a NULL return from new_symbol.
+
 2010-09-08  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
 
 	* dwarf2read.c (dwarf2_read_index): Return on no SEC_HAS_CONTENTS.
diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2read.c b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
index 1379f72587..cfe42d6233 100644
--- a/gdb/dwarf2read.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
@@ -5486,7 +5486,8 @@ read_func_scope (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
 	    {
 	      struct symbol *arg = new_symbol (child_die, NULL, cu);
 
-	      VEC_safe_push (symbolp, template_args, arg);
+	      if (arg != NULL)
+		VEC_safe_push (symbolp, template_args, arg);
 	    }
 	  else
 	    process_die (child_die, cu);
@@ -6825,7 +6826,8 @@ process_structure_scope (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
 	    {
 	      struct symbol *arg = new_symbol (child_die, NULL, cu);
 
-	      VEC_safe_push (symbolp, template_args, arg);
+	      if (arg != NULL)
+		VEC_safe_push (symbolp, template_args, arg);
 	    }
 
 	  child_die = sibling_die (child_die);
@@ -7306,7 +7308,7 @@ read_common_block (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
 	{
 	  sym = new_symbol (child_die, NULL, cu);
 	  attr = dwarf2_attr (child_die, DW_AT_data_member_location, cu);
-	  if (attr)
+	  if (sym != NULL && attr != NULL)
 	    {
 	      CORE_ADDR byte_offset = 0;