diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 4971b87828..bfcb337cda 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 2020-06-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
+	PR ld/26080
 	* elf32-bfin.c (bfinfdpic_relocate_section): Skip non SEC_ALLOC
 	section.
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-bfin.c b/bfd/elf32-bfin.c
index e067cdeaad..31ae4a6875 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-bfin.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-bfin.c
@@ -2552,6 +2552,7 @@ bfinfdpic_relocate_section (bfd * output_bfd,
       h      = NULL;
       sym    = NULL;
       sec    = NULL;
+      picrel = NULL;
 
       if (r_symndx < symtab_hdr->sh_info)
 	{