diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 95e638f27f..e8b786bb7f 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-11-13  H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>
+
+	* elfcode.h (elf_object_p): Don't restore abfd->arch_info.
+
 2002-11-13  Klee Dienes  <kdienes@apple.com>
 	    Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
diff --git a/bfd/elfcode.h b/bfd/elfcode.h
index 35c99f0b38..f523972fab 100644
--- a/bfd/elfcode.h
+++ b/bfd/elfcode.h
@@ -841,7 +841,6 @@ elf_object_p (abfd)
   bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
 
  got_no_match:
-  abfd->arch_info = preserve.arch_info;
   if (preserve.marker != NULL)
     bfd_preserve_restore (abfd, &preserve);
   return NULL;